How It Works
I started this
with my head
in my hands,
ran my palms
down my face,
brought them
together in front
of me as if in prayer.
My mind was
putting on a
show,
bursts of
imagery flashed
like fireworks.
Words floated
like falling
feathers,
ideas danced
like fireflies
in the night.
For some reason
my senses
brought about
the scent
of the sea.
I closed my
eyes and seen
the palm trees
sway like
hula girls in
the wind.
A smile appeared
and I
held on to
it for as long
as I could.
Eyes clenched
tightly shut,
mind at work.
It called
to me and I
ran to it
with my heart
wide open.
And when
it was all over
I sat down
and created
this..
About this poem
The process for me can not be forced it comes when it wants to and goes away whenever it pleases.
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Submitted by h69423 on August 15, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 577 |
Words | 127 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6, 6, 5, 6, 5, 3, 5, 5 |
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