Analysis of Tranquility



Who is your foundation
when earth gives way beneath you?
What is your one truth
that you find left to cling to?

Twin towers will fall and
humanity will crumble
yet with each passing sunrise
through this world we must stumble.

I’ve screamed into the canyon
await the echo of my anthem
a rhythm to dance to
a melody for this mayhem.

But alone when I ponder
all of life’s possibility
it’s in your eyes’ reflection
where I find my tranquility.


Scheme ABXB XCXC AXBX XDAD
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 111010 1111011 11111 1111111 110110 0100110 111101 1111110 1101010 010101110 010111 0100111 1011110 1110100 1011010 11110100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 471
Words 95
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

Composed sometime after that Tuesday morning

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Submitted by IndigoHeart on January 15, 2023

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Gina Madeya

I'm a hopeless romantic who attempts to write when inspiration strikes or life stirs my soul.. Born on the East Coast, now living in the PNW, I'm a Realtor by day and would-be poet by night. A reader, wine lover and foodie, I enjoy this space for creative outlet more…

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