Analysis of Forbidden



Within the murky shadows
of my soul, lies the secret
lips cannot address.
Across the dew kissed lawn,
in the early morning dawn
The vision of my love waits
Encompassed in his strength.
Drowned in tender kisses,
seals my fate.
Clinched eyes hold him tight.
Obsession rises from the depths,
weakness, then loss of breath.
excitement stirs, requests emerge.
In his embrace, the world
vanishes about me.
His kisses linger on my lips.
Traced in memory by fingertips.
Savor the forbidden fruit.
The songbird chirps his melody,
returning me to my mournful certainty.


Scheme ABCDDEFGHIJKLMNOOPNN
Poetic Form Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 010101 1111010 1101 010111 0010101 0101111 010011 101010 111 11111 01010101 101111 01010101 010101 100011 11010111 10100110 1001001 0111100 01011110100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 540
Words 93
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 448
Words per stanza (avg) 93
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Submitted on September 29, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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