Analysis of The Lost Song
I spend my days drinking pots of coffee in my house in the forest
Trying to hear the music through the falling branches of desiccated trees.
In the night, the pitter-patter of field mice drown out the sound of you.
And so, I must find ways to convince myself that I am only dreaming.
I step outside onto the frosted grass
As the notes play on like a leur cast out to sea.
Suddenly, my stride is a smooth waltz.
Suddenly, the wonder of whether I am dreaming dissipates.
Suddenly,
I am with you.
Under the snowfall
You reveal to me why the notes blend like melted chocolate.
How the ground no longer feels so bitter.
Why I no longer recognize the forest I once knew so well.
Spinning under the silver moon to the melody of Your unforgettable symphony,
You have allowed me to see you like I had many years ago.
You are invisible, yet iridescent
Only being seen when undeniably heard.
A perfect angel
Leading me to the song of myself.
Scheme | XXAX XBXXBA XXXX BXXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111011100110010 1011010101010110001 0010110111110111 01111110111111010 1111100101 101111011111 100111011 100010110111010 100 1111 10010 10111101111010 1011101110 111101001011111 1010010110100110100100 1101111111110101 1101001010 10101101001 00110 10110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 937 |
Words | 191 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 6, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
About this poem
I imagine this poem was written to dance. - Virello
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