Analysis of Scadoxus



I prostrate myself on marble
The cold surface  caresses my cheek
I feel the dread of something evil
I don't even dare speak

In my mind's eye
I conjure my love
Venom ash inks the sky
I'm choking on Foxglove

Awakened by the dogs of winter
Whimpering, they come clawing my door
And my dreams begin their painful splinter
Into shadows and metaphor

Casting all your sins in stone
Will make them mighty hard to live down
Drained and pale, you're so thin to the bone
Wonder who will wear the crown?

Would you give your eye teeth
For a tiny glimpse through the port
Where the dead go to forgive
Those who pray for their sort?

Why can't I love him?
I can make him lose face
We can erace all trace of the embrace
I only wanted the Scent of the Lyken
I only wanted a Hint of something human

Angela SH Garcia as NeonMosfet


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XIXI XJJGX I
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110 011001011 110111010 111011 0111 11011 101101 11011 010101110 100111011 0110111010 0110100 1011101 111101111 101111101 1011101 111111 10101101 1011101 111111 11111 111111 111111001 1101001101 110100111010 10011011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 785
Words 157
Sentences 4
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 1
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on February 21, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Angela Neon Garcia

Majored in Chemistry and Zoology at Miami University, Oxford Ohio. Wrote one scifi novel, Caviar Emptor, SyFy.com I have been writing poetry since 1973, Served in the United States Air Force 1974-1978, Served Army Reserve, 1980-1982 more…

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