Analysis of Soul Journey



In the quiet of the evening
The wind sings through the trees
The fire softly glows
The peaceful still is calming

Dreams enter of days past
And days yet to come
The loyal and fierce wolf
Always at my side

The crows guide the way
as journeys of the past come back again
For the lessons not heeded
The first time around

Oh gods I am thankful
For all that I am
The wisdom of those days
Is right in my hand

My waters remember the drums
And oh the battle cries
Dear Freya on her ride
Will she pick me up this time?

My blood remembers the rattles
And the volva tent
The bones on the floor
Like a cast net

All of these memories
For what yet is to come
The wisdom of the ages
My work still isn’t done

The sun starts to rise
And the fires are renewed
I pick up my shield and join my sisters
No matter what the day may bring

I know with all my heart and soul
I am surrounded by my brothers and sisters
The determination and resilience
In the air for everyone

Wherever this journey goes
Whatever the result
Doing what I believe in my heart
Couldn’t be a better way to go

The halls in ValHalla are calling
Whether today or tomorrow
I am grounded and strong
Ready for battle


Scheme ABCA XDXE XXXX FXXX XGEX XXXX BDXH GXIA XIXH CXXJ AJXF
Poetic Form
Metre 00101010 011101 010101 0101110 110111 01111 010011 1111 01101 1101011101 1010110 01101 111110 11111 010111 11011 11001001 010101 110101 1111111 11010010 0011 01101 1011 111100 111111 0101010 11111 01111 0010101 1111101110 11010111 11111101 110101110010 0001000100 001110 0101101 10001 101101011 11010111 01010110 1001101 111001 10110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,181
Words 250
Sentences 2
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 44
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

This came to me in a moment of meditation and speaks to my roots

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Written on February 21, 2024

Submitted by jeni_e_clark on February 21, 2024

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