Analysis of Homeless



Crystal leaves on leafless branches,
that appear dead.
I dragged along, like the season,
Carrying the load of my heart;
this everlasting duress.
My eyes only see the smog filled skies.
Great celestial one,
Where is your shine?

A mind dense with thoughts,
Now abhor the delusions it cultivates.
The night’s cold fingers
Grasp the core of my soul,
While thoughts drift away to a familiar place,
Where voices, with soft words,
Soothe a crying child.

My eyes exposed the curse of my surrounding,
And I consoled myself
with the thought of not being alone.
But I alone share the contents of my head.
I yearned to awake from this dream,
my companion on this concrete bed.


Scheme XABXXXBX XXXXXXX XXXAXA
Poetic Form
Metre 10111010 1011 11011010 10001111 101010 111010111 10101 1111 01111 1010010110 01110 101111 11101100101 110111 10101 11010111010 01011 101111001 11011010111 11101111 101011011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 646
Words 117
Sentences 10
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 7, 6
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 175
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Earle Francis Brown

I was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was told that I can write, so I wrote and continues to write. I am currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I enjoy reading "real" poetry. My favorite books are the Pslams, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.Poetry is not just vocabulary, and use of metaphors and formats. Don't be tricked. Poetry should speak life. I love a poem that tells a story. The most memorable poems are the ones that tell someone's story. I don't care about ratings; the truth is always hated. People are people where-ever we go. more…

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