The silhouette ahead
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
Unformed and indistinct
Fuzzy at the edges
An outlined shadow
A sculptured darkness
It wavers like a twig
Caught in a soft breeze
Its shape melting softly
Muddying the outline further
It’s like a mud-fish
Squirming underneath
Only a cloud of mud
Whenever it moves
You stare and glare
And focus attentively
Trying to make out
Though a fruitless endeavor
No matter the failure
Don’t give up on it
Continue the battle still
To make out your future
The silhouette ahead
© GIDRAF MWANGI
Font size:
Submitted by GIDRAF on May 17, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 25 sec read
- 4 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX XXAB XXXX XAXB BXXB X X |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 84 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The silhouette ahead" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/100215/the-silhouette-ahead>.
Discuss the poem The silhouette ahead with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In