Analysis of Sea's Murmur upon Humankind
Upon me have millions of souls
Told their secret stories—
From helpless longing to a sweet lady,
To the lament of their deathless, broken dreams;
O, how I've seen it all!
The playful nature of human infancy,
To their utmost intense melancholy;
Their weak, yet resistant existence,
Their riddled, yet pure in movements,
Almost bird-like in flocks
Have they roamed this mother earth
With such assurance in their steps,
Creating a certain well-followed path.
But some,
Some of those loneliest hearts,
Who's meant to follow the strain of their own psalms,
They've sung the most solemn tunes
To my pleasant ears—
Of my dazzling, crystal swell
Have they painted the most ethereal imagery,
Of my melodious hymn
Have they written verses that chime sweetly,
And of my gallant stature,
O, have they found meaning through the nature!
The human race and all their journey,
Forever, that I'll bind them with my beauty,
As they've filled me back with countless history.
And though I might signify beauty
In its utmost secrecy,
Humankind at its best quality,
They are God's highest artistry!
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Metre | 01111011 111010 1101010110 1001111101 111111 01010110100 11101100 111010010 11011010 11101 1111101 11010011 0100101101 11 11111 11110011111 1101101 11101 11100101 1110010100100 1101001 1110101110 0111010 1111101010 010101110 01011111110 11111110100 01111010 011100 10111100 11110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,082 |
Words | 203 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 11, 7 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 286 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
About this poem
This poem was inspired by Coldplay's song entitled 'Oceans'. It evoked my deep admiration towards the sea, and in the process of its writing, I wonder if the sea holds the same kind of admiration towards mankind in general as they're probably the only sentient being whose consciousness can build up meanings upon this indifferent world of nature.
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