Analysis of The midnight wind



Melodies sprinkle oft on twilight breezes
Dancing spirits somewhere among the dead
The dream catchers also waltz about
As the midnight wind sifts her secrets through the spider’s web

Gale rumors circulate circumstantial confusion
Across the valley’s greatest divide
Through the weeping willows
And the whisper of the lumbering pines

Nips upon the snowy tops
And down the mountain's side
Onto Grandma’s front porch cabin
Crashing consequences into windy chimes

Tinking out tall tales of lives in the hollow
Upon a marionette of battling pipes
And luring out the creatures songs
Carrying them off as it fades out into the wintery night


Scheme XXXX ABXX XBAX XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1001011110 101010101 011010101 1011101010101 11010010010 010101001 10101 0010101001 1010101 010101 1011110 1010001101 1111110010 010111001 01010101 10011111101011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 624
Words 102
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 132
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

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Nighttiger

A fortyish native born all American man. Married twice and for the last time. I have four children; Three daughters and one son that are all over the age of eighteen. I also have two grandchildren; one three years old and one nine months old. Inspired by God, tragedy, life's experiences and then a fairy tale love. I never intentionally set out to write poetry, but "She" inspired me. "She" meaning the love of my life. That love is a passion that after thirteen years still grows stronger each and every day. It eventually had to be put into writing. As I wrote poetry to her, she encouraged me to approach other subjects. Doing so brought me to discover that poetry could wash away the bitter tastes of life (suicide, cancer, and divorce) that were still living like demons inside me. So when poetic therapy brought those impish fiends to a stalemate, I began to experiment more. Creating fictional characters and situations within my works. The support of this online community has inspired me even further to continue to hone my writing skills giving the readers the best that I can offer. Thanks to all you out there in Lulu land. more…

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