Analysis of Talking to Thomas



Is the crimson leaf
That dies in orange autumn
Born again
On the same branch
In which it dwelled from
In summers yellow heat

Does eternal nature die
In the bosom of white winter
Only to be reborn
In the gentle arms
Of earths green spring

Does natures ego trap me
To the material earth
Even though my Soul
Prepares my thoughts
Of subconscious awareness
As I engage
With my higher self

My immortal song
Sings eternally
In the material dimension
But resides between the spheres
Of the worlds soul
And my devine mind

As I walk the backwards path
Of solitary enlightenment
I will not be tied
To the material any longer
Only the immaterial
Pure positive dimension
Can capture my Immortal soul


Scheme XAXXAX XBXXX CXDXXXX XCEXDX XXXBXED
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 1101010 101 1011 01111 010101 1010101 00101110 101111 00101 1111 1101011 1001001 10111 0111 1010010 1101 11101 10101 10100 000100010 1010101 1011 01011 1110101 11000100 11111 1001001010 1000100 1100010 11010101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 707
Words 145
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 7, 6, 7
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Modified on April 01, 2023

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