Analysis of Ashes
The wind breaks the stillborn night.
The broken chime clatters in the air.
The storm batters a quiet plain.
The forlorn soul roams without care.
Much hath the widow lies her head onto a pillow,
As doth a father lay down his son.
With brimstone hail that sweeps the steel atmosphere,
A lone willow burns until it is done.
Smoldering soot blends into the clouds,
While the consuming flame dwindles into darkness.
The crack of dawn brings new light upon the ashes.
The Morning Star overlooks with starkness.
Down the barren path lies an unfortunate tale in vain.
A lifeless gust drifts through the debris.
Under the charred log the broken chime remains.
In time this urn will find its peace.
Scheme | XABA XCXC XXXX BXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 0110111 01011001 01100101 00111011 1101010110010 110101111 1101110110 011101111 100110101 100101100110 011111101010 010110110 10101110100101 010111001 10011010101 01111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 691 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem because I think peace comes within recognizing the inner conflict and past transgressions of one's life.
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Written on June 10, 2022
Submitted by chayceward1 on June 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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