Scintilla
Amelia Michelle Nicol 1990 (Denver)
AMN 6.15.23
'Scintilla'
'The least trace of a particle, a spark'
Waves and static moving particles
tracing potentials in sky, dirt
these figures worth or values
kept apart or together somehow
The wanted closeness
these sparks lit to extinguish
light from within
or from without:
spaciousness created
in igneous rocks
Waves and static move
variable stance
wanted escapes prove
lights wanted dance
Placed values charge pace
electric within
spacing the sun's face
watching growth begin
least traces follow
sparks in push and pull
potentials wallow
excitements can lull
Scintilla divide
disintegration
sparks and static decide
elation, evasion
About this poem
Written for a word prompt in June of 2023
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Submitted by amelia_n on August 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXX XXXX XXAXXX BCBC DADA EXEX FAFA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 649 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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