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
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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Chayce Ward

From the east coast of the United States. Currently a college student attending his final year of school. I enjoy writing occasionally and wish to share things with others. more…

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