Analysis of True Self
My leaves have not fallen~
I do not dare let them go
The rain must not touch them~
Or else All will know
I .have painted them pretty~
In hopes that someone would see
Although I am not perfect~
I am a special kind of tree
The wind roars around me~
The rain is beating down
My leaves are all falling~
They are hitting the ground
I am so frightened~
As the paint is washed away
My true colors Shine~
I am really okay
I stand here in silence~
The sun warms me so
The gentle breeze soothes me~
This is when I begin to know
These roots must be nourished~
My limbs must be pruned
It has been much too long~
Since this tree has fully bloomed
Scheme | XA XA BB XB BX XX XC XC XA BA XX XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110 1111111 011111 11111 1110110 011111 111101 11010111 011011 011101 111110 111001 11110 1011101 11101 11101 111010 01111 010111 11110111 111110 11111 111111 1111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 735 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem many years ago. I was searching to find my true self and inner freedom. To this day, I recite it to myself from memory. It never seems to get old.
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