Analysis of Stumbling among the Trees
Was I old enough too understand the reasons,
why God unfurled a myriad of seasons ?
An empty space--a relic--of years gone by,
let loose within my soul a youngster's sigh.
The shallowness that claimed my heart's corruption,
was old and torn like crumbled leaves' destruction;
For through the lens of youth I viewed the wasteland,
and carved the ravaged pathway to the heartland.
Stumbling and tumbling among crisp evergreens,
searching for answers to questions now foreseen;
In images of light which floundered and faded,
while still holding onto flowers--ripped and jaded.
But then a rainstorm gathered with its power,
in a blast of wild winds with blinding showers;
My road ahead seemed doomed too be obscure,
as I wandered through the trees toward Heaven's door.
And there I found the ultimate place of peace,
like a lantern in the darkened night's release;
Where trees of every shape and size grew tall,
and enchantment ruled the day for one and all.
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXEE XXXX FFGG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11101101010 11010100110 11010101111 1101110101 01001111010 11011101010 1101111101 010101101 100010001110 1011011011 010011110010 111010101010 1101101110 00111111010 1101111101 111010101101 01110100111 10100010101 11110010111 00101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 958 |
Words | 183 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 153 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
A very personal account of losing one's way then finding it through the fields of Nature and the beauty of the heavens. A truly spiritual journey ! Fran Mcclelland
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