Analysis of This is today, what is tomorrow?



Cacophony of sounds,
Myriad of colors,
Gloss and glamour,
Technology steaming ahead,
Influencers "experts" abound,
Politicians preaching the “truth”,
AI hiding in the shadows,
Ambition overcoming humility,
This is “civilization”,

Beneath the shiny exterior,
Silence of the suffering,
Tears of the children,
Tragedy of war,
This is “reality”,

Simplicity and honesty,
Laughter and joy,
Moral compass pointing to our hearts,
This is the civilization we need,
To achieve the holy grail,
Of peace and harmony.


Scheme XXAXXXXBC AXCXB BXXXXB
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 010011 100110 1010 01001001 11001 0101001 110001 0101000100 110010 010100100 1010100 11010 10011 1110 01000100 1001 1010101101 110001011 1010101 110100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 520
Words 96
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 9, 5, 6
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 134
Words per stanza (avg) 25

About this poem

This poem is about how we define civilization which is centred of riches, gadgets and people's ambitions rather than true civilization of honesty, humility and harmony, there is no point having the latest technology if you cannot connect at a base level of kindness with your fellow human.

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Written on October 07, 2023

Submitted by pvnaidoo on October 07, 2023

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