Analysis of Ancestry



In the depths of a forest,
Lies a church, weathered and old.
Its walls, etched with memories
Of those who once called it home.

Beyond the church, a cemetery,
Where forgotten souls lay at rest.
Their names obscured by time's embrace,
Lost to the annals of history's quest.

Who were they, these forgotten few?
What stories, lives, and tales they knew?
Did they leave a lasting mark,
Or were they just a footnote in the past's bark?

In the depths of our ancestry,
Lurk countless faces we can't see.
Names and lives lost to time's cruel hand,
Leaving us to search the woods of history's land.

With each step forward, we uncover a clue,
Leading us to a lost relative, once anew.
Their names echo through the ages,
Bringing to life long-forgotten pages.

Gone but not forgotten,
Their spirits still roam.
Guiding us, stroking our curiosity,
To rediscover the legacies of all those lost to time's obscurity.

In the depths of the forest,
Lies our hidden history.
We must search, dig and explore,
To give our people their name back within our legacy


Scheme AXXB CDXD EEFF CCGG EEHH XBCC ACXC
Poetic Form Quatrain  (71%)
Metre 0011010 1011001 1111100 1111111 01010100 10101111 11011101 1101011001 10110101 11010111 1110101 1011010011 001110100 11010111 101111101 101110111001 11110101001 101101100101 11101010 1011101010 111010 11011 10110100100 1001001001111110100 0011010 11010100 1111001 1110101110110100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,045
Words 215
Sentences 15
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 116
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Written on May 17, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 17, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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