Analysis of Autum
Kupa 1999 (Buenos Aires)
Autumn comes
The wind blows
Some leaves rustle
Others fall
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Like golden leaves
Some fall easy
Others bear the wind
Stop blowing
Watch them fall
Crimson shower
Swinging slow
| Scheme | XXXA XXXX XAXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101 011 1110 101 1010 1101 1110 10101 110 111 1010 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 190 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
About this poem
A simple yet colorful composition expressing the importance of letting go in the spiritual path. The analogy of leaves falling in autumn symbolizes the slow process of letting defilements and bad habits die out to achieve a higher and lighter experience of life.
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Written on October 15, 2020
Submitted by alexartigasv on January 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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