Analysis of Upon the Dawn
Upon the Dawn
An epiphany of sorts.
I awakened to the thought,
Misdeeds are still just that.
Regardless if unexposed,
The actions remain a fact.
Damage done,
Cloaked and disguised.
We are unprotected from the crime.
The destruction we created,
Remains with us deep inside.
Through our selfish, thoughtless acts,
We have harmed
That sense of trust.
Betrayed, by our behavior,
We still pay a heavy cost.
Take time to own that truth.
Acknowledge what you have done.
Forgive yourself and make amends.
Carry-on renewed, with grace and new respect.
Authentic, it is what we need to do.
What you have done,
May leave a scar,
Which never goes away.
Yet, healing starts with each new morn
And the pain will fade to gray.
~ by Odie Pahl
Scheme | X XAXAX BXXXX XXXXX XBXXX BXCXCX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101 1010011 1010101 011111 01011 0100101 101 1001 11010101 00101010 0111101 11010101 111 1111 01110010 1110101 111111 0101111 01010101 10101110101 0101111111 1111 1101 110101 11011111 0011111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 775 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
Thoughts come to me easily in the morning hours. This poem was formed as I lay in bed thinking of the past and what is needed to move on.
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Written on December 01, 2021
Submitted by odiepahl on February 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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