Analysis of The shadow



I find myself in the shadow
As a stranger
Who takes a part in this life
By accident

Almost as an intruder
Who doesn’t know the rules
Of this game

I try to put on a brave face
This that within me I do not really care
Of the things so close to me

The deepest love we feel
Is this far away
This that we can’t touch
Looking far on the horizon
That we reach on the stars

But not this one which is so close
To become everyday life
So simple as the baby's cry
Demanding to change its nappy

But I’m coming back to you
Seeing you covering boys
While you look at them
With such a tenderness
That tears put away
This internal voice
Which is pushing me
To the circle of magical dreams
That are stifling
This love with the smell of life


Scheme XABX AXX XXC XDXXX XBXX XXXXDXCXXB
Poetic Form
Metre 111001 1010 1101011 1100 111010 11101 111 11111011 11011111101 1011111 010111 11101 11111 10110010 111101 11111111 1011011 11010101 0101111 1110111 1011001 11111 110100 11101 10101 11101 101011001 1110 1110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 701
Words 148
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 10
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Anna Cellmer

I am a Polish female living in the heart of the greenest region of Poland called 'The land of a thousand lakes'. I am married and a mother of two beautiful boys, working at the University of Warmia and Mazury at the Real Estate Management and Regional Development Chair. Poetry is the subject I use to fill my days, to make them full of love, light and smiles and hidden desires.Much of what I write is based on personal experiences and people who have come my way during this long trip of life which I live by.The inspiration comes from life and everything that touches my heart. Anna more…

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