Analysis of Pearls in an oyster’s shell



Strings of human pearls
like particles of sand,

captured between
worlds of life

in the oyster’s shell.

If it’s our imperfections
which connect us

In the now

to the rest of the souls
in humanity

It takes forgiveness
to make us whole

If it is life’s purpose,
in revealing our limitations,

That get us started
on the road of self-control

As we tell
our life stories

and let our position
Among the stars

guide our inspirations

From one point
to the next,

with a gift
Which we call insight,

become written
into the script

and if we earnestly
try to do our best,

each step On our journey
as we share in these moments

In our efforts to protect
the innocent soul beings,

assigned here with us.

As we find ourselves
returning from the lost,

by some miracle called hope.

As we walk along this pathway together,

Adrift upon the river of light

between the stars

reaching from the beginning of time
To the end of who it is we are to become.

To witness life’s secret
fluidic energies in motion

In each moment
of our present life design

Realigned to the possibilities
we seek to find

Which bring us
to this focal point

of time and light

With which
we live our now.

With love and tenderness,
we came into this world

First, the possibility exists
for us somehow

despite the odds
to make this world a better place

to live and learn
our lessons,

We'll pass
our final test.

Perhaps there will come to be
a story about

One of our attributes
worthy of mention

In the best interest
of humanity

Despite the steady rain
Of suffering, pain, and death.

To give another soul
hope to hold on to

With a chance at happiness.

Our battle scars
are war wounds

in the battle Across eternity
against the soul thief.

While we have each other
in reflection

And if
you listen carefully,

You can hear
the subtle whispers

of the qualities
which

make each one of us
special and unique.

And if by chance you
i are counted among

ones, still hoping
to make a mark

worthy of mention

Before our last
breath is released.

To benefit the next wave
of brave spirits

Who’ll, cross the river of souls
to take our place.

Those who choose
to live encapsulated,

With the pearl essence
of spiritual relief

A world of perfect, imperfection   
Outside the belly of the beast

As our life essence,
distilled to pure love

Dances with the sunlight,

condenses into the spring
Of nourishing energies ...

of which we may all

Freely take our fill
and together

Find our Peace

Copyright ©2023 CEF2


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (37%)
Metre 11101 110011 1001 111 00101 1110010 1011 001 101101 00100 11010 1111 111110 001010010 11110 1011101 111 10110 0110010 0101 110010 111 101 101 1111 0110 0101 011100 111101 1111010 1110110 01010101 0100110 01111 111001 010101 1110011 1110111010 010101011 0101 101001011 101111111101 110110 1100010 0110 11010101 001100100 1111 111 11101 1101 11 11101 110100 110111 10010001 111 0101 11110101 1101 1010 11 10101 0111111 01001 111010 10110 00110 10100 010101 1100101 110101 11111 1011100 10101 111 0010010100 01011 111110 0010 01 110100 111 01010 10100 1 11111 10001 01111 111001 1110 1101 10110 01101 1101 1100011 1110 1101011 11101 111 110100 10110 1100001 01101010 11010101 110110 01111 10101 10101 1100100 11111 101101 0010 1101 101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,618
Words 614
Sentences 15
Stanzas 65
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1
Lines Amount 115
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 30
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Submitted by Charles2 on September 13, 2023

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