Analysis of Rules and visions



Life counts
the rules;
the sunset, their exceptions.
Rain drinks up
the centuries;
spring, our dreams.
The eagle sees
the sunrays
and youth, the visions.


Scheme ABCDEFEAC
Poetic Form Nonet (56%)
Metre 11 01 011010 111 0100 1101 0101 01 01010
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 145
Words 25
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 121
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Dimitris P. Kraniotis

Dimitris P. Kraniotis was born in 15 July 1966 in Larissa Prefecture in central Greece and he originates from Stomio (Larissa) where he grew up. He studied Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He lives in Larissa (Greece) and works as a medical doctor (internal medicine specialist physician). He is the author of 9 poetry books in Greece and abroad: “Traces” (1985), “Clay Faces” (1992), “Fictitious Line” (2005, “Dunes” (2007), “Endogram” (2010), “Edda” (2010), “Illusions” (2010), “Leaves Vowels” (2017) and “Tie of Public Decency” (2018). Also he is the Editor-in-chief of the international anthology in English “World Poetry 2011” (205 poets from 65 countries). He has won many international awards for his poetry which has been translated in 25 languages and published in anthologies & magazines in many countries around the World. He was invited and he has participated in several International Poetry Festivals. He is Doctor of Literature by World Academy of Arts and Culture (WAAC), Academician in Italy, President Emeritus of World Congress of Poets and President of 22nd World Congress of Poets (Greece 2011) by United Poets Laureate International (UPLI), President of World Poets Society (WPS), Director of Mediterranean Poetry Festival (Larissa, Greece), Chairman of the Writers for Peace Committee of PEN Greece, Ambassador of Movement “Poetas del Mundo” to Greece and member of World Poetry Movement (WPM), Hellenic Literary Society, National Society of Greek Literary Writers, etc. His official website: http://www.dimitriskraniotis.com more…

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