Analysis of Pastel Nation
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
In the molasses light
Of an eternal summer,
Glimmers of a pastel nation
Come alive,
A watercolor map etched
On tender skin,
Where borders blend
And hues converge.
A cityscape awash
In cotton candy dreams,
Where pastel skyscrapers
Scrape the heavens,
And rooftops breathe
Pastel smoke,
Exhaling whispers
Of ten thousand forgotten stories.
Pastel streets,
Cobblestone paths
That lead to corners
Untouched by time,
Where secrets rustle
Beneath faded façades
And laughter leaks
From blurry doorways.
Pastel faces
Mingle in harmony,
Each a brushstroke
Of diversity,
A tapestry
Of countless shades,
Embracing the unity
Of vibrant pastel hearts.
Pastel silence
Descends at twilight,
Casting a calming spell
On the nocturnal sky,
While the universe
Listens to the dreams
Whispered in a language
Only the stars understand.
Pastel rivers meander
Through the nation,
Carrying whispered hopes
And lingering doubts,
Connecting
The pastel neighborhoods
And the ghosts
Of past lives forgotten.
In this pastel nation,
The sun never sets,
But hovers
In an endless dance
With the horizon,
Granting eternal warmth
And a soft glow,
Soothing the souls
Of all who reside here.
Pastel dreams painted
Onto the canvas of minds,
Bridging the gaps
Between what is
And what could be,
A testament to the resilience
Of the human spirit,
Blooming
Like softly stroked
Petals on an open flower.
In each brushstroke,
In every droplet of paint,
The pastel nation breathes,
Pulsates,
Thrives,
A testament
To the kaleidoscope
Of existence,
Where hues intertwine
And blur the lines of separation.
And as the hands of time
Twirl and twist,
The pastel nation remains,
A sanctuary of possibility,
Where every stroke
Of the brush
Carries the weight
Of history
And the boundless hope
Of tomorrow.
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Metre | 000101 1101010 10100110 101 010011 1101 1101 0101 0101 010101 10110 1010 011 011 110 111001010 011 101 11110 0111 11010 011011 0101 1101 0110 100100 101 10100 0100 1101 0100100 110011 0110 0111 100101 100101 1010 10101 100010 100101 0110010 1010 100101 01001 010 00110 001 111010 010110 01101 110 01101 10010 100101 0011 1001 111011 01110 1001011 1001 0111 0111 0100100100 101010 10 1101 10111010 011 01001011 001101 1 1 0100 10010 1010 11001 01011010 010111 101 0011001 010010100 11001 101 1001 1100 00101 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,809 |
Words | 370 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 20, 10 |
Lines Amount | 87 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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