Analysis of I Want to Smell Roses
Falling leaves twirling
Northern lights swirling
Crystal waves curling
As they race to the shore
Full moon’s pale presence
Stars in the heavens
Thunder that deafens
Every time that it roars
River that rushes
Snowfall that hushes
Sunrise that touches
Craggy mountains’ high peaks
White clouds that billow
Tears of the willow
Soft sand a pillow
For my oceanside sleep
In the stillness of the night
Right before the early light
As one by one the stars disperse
I express my gratitude
For the beauty of the universe
I want to smell roses
Their scent on the breeze
I want to hear birdsong
Afloat in the trees
I want to feel sunlight
Warming my skin
I find peace in Nature
Again and again
I find peace in Nature
Again and again
Scheme | aaax bxbx cbcx dddx eefxf xgxgexHIHI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110 10110 10110 111101 11110 10010 1011 1001111 10110 1011 1110 101011 11110 1101 11010 11101 0010101 1010101 11110101 101110 10101010 111110 11101 11111 01001 11111 1011 111010 01001 111010 01001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 730 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 10 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
A tribute to the beauty of nature on Earth and beyond.
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Written on February 21, 2023
Submitted by DougHaberman on February 21, 2023
Modified on April 09, 2023
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