Analysis of Where Souls Exist



Imagine if you will empty space,
now on this canvas superimpose light.
And where dreams and reality embrace,
draw rectangles that glow in the night.

On these murals color comes to view,
and seems to push the darkness away.
Subtle shades shimmer a violet hue,
as magic lights this puzzling array.

Two dimensions offering a paradise,
similar beacons of warmth and light.
Providing escape not once but twice,
by choosing either the left or right.

It's hard to see any differences there,
for each panel is teaming with wildlife.
Yet only one holds hope over despair,
though both reflect serene themes without strife.

Left shows a cabin at its center,
while in the right only nature thrives.
They equally beg you to enter,
but just one holds signs of human lives.

Fantasy worlds surrounded by black,
but pick wise as you step through the glass.
For like Alice there's no going back,
from where souls exist or souls trespass.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EBEB FGFG HXHX IJIJ
Poetic Form Quatrain  (83%)
Metre 010111101 111100011 01101001 11011001 111010111 011101001 1011001001 1101110001 1010100010 100101101 010011111 110100111 11111010001 111011011 1101111001 1101011011 110101110 100110101 110011110 111111101 100101011 111111101 111011101 11101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 896
Words 159
Sentences 12
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 123
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on October 09, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Emile Pinet

I was born in a small town, (Bathurst) New Brunswick, Canada,. The third eldest of thirteen children, ten girls and three boys. I’m the product of a semi-dysfunctional family, brought up by a controlling, physically abusive father, verses a loving mother. Many of my poems reflect the uniqueness and special circumstances of my upbringing. more…

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