Analysis of Cosmic Dance

Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)



The world spins
In a symphony of chaos,
A never-ending dance of light and darkness.

Colors swirl and merge,
A kaleidoscope of emotions and feelings,
Each note a unique expression of the human soul.

The sun rises and sets,
The moon waxes and wanes,
Memory and history intertwine
In a never-ending cycle.

As we journey through time,
We are moved by the rhythm of the stars,
Our breaths a fragile melody
That shapes our existence.

We are small and insignificant,
A mere flicker in the universe's grand design,
Yet our voices echo across the ages,
A testament to our boundless human spirit.

In this cosmic dance,
We find meaning and purpose,
Our lives a symphony of love and hope,
A tribute to the beauty of the human experience.  


Scheme XXA XXX XXBX XXXC XBXX XAXC
Poetic Form
Metre 011 00100110 01010111010 10101 00101010010 1100101010101 011001 011001 1000100001 00101010 111011 1111010101 101010100 1110010 11100100 0110001101 110101001010 0100110101010 01101 1110010 10101001101 010101010100100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 736
Words 154
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Written on June 01, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 01, 2023

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Joe Strickland

Writer from South Carolina. Recently signed first publishing contract and is waiting for release date of first collection of poetry. I've never written a poem while completely sober. You can follow me on Twitter/X @JoeStricklandAU more…

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