Analysis of Peace
Peace
by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett
Wars and rumors of war
it is said will be forevermore.
If that is the fate of mankind,
what are we to do?
How can we find
a time of peace, harmony too?
First could be
to find a way somehow
to stop wars raging now.
Not so easily done of course;
only when victory is forsaken,
no hope for winning by force.
But then war still goes on
and on and on.
No end, more impasse,
No peace possible,
No end in sight,
No peace, for all, lives lost.
Wars and rumors of war
echoing through time's corridor.
If this is humanity's eternal plight,
what path can we pursue
to discover a respite,
a time of peace, harmonious and true?
First, we must seek
a means to quell the strife,
to halt the battles rife.
Yet, it is not an easy feat
for victory's allure is great.
Anything else seen as defeat.
One war ends, but sets the stage for another.
Legacies that doom lasting peace.
One war making enemies for as long a memories last,
legacies of hate for lives lost.
If cause of one war endures,
strife and conflict the next war assures.
Ambitions of rulers and kings
Seeking glory and lands,
Conflicts on beliefs never stopping,
Never an Age of Aquarius all are seeking.
Kingdoms of men and kingdoms of gods
Assure men and armies are at odds.
No resolution, no truce,
Elusive peace, a distant muse,
The cycle continues unabated,
Lives shattered, dreams faded.
But hope must endure through darkness
in hearts of the weary, yearnings for peace live.
Can peace and tyranny coexist?
There comes a time to resist,
not peace at any cost.
For the oppressed, peace is already lost.
Good must act early in the right
to stop evil growing to greater might.
Best war is stopped before it starts,
but for wars already raging,
thinking must be of finding an ending
that is not the gateway to the road
of ongoing chapters to new battles,
adding hope to the book of life, not death.
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1 11101010 101011 111111 11101111 11111 1111 01111001 111 11011 111101 11100111 1011001010 1111011 111111 0101 11101 11100 1101 111111 101011 10011100 11101000101 111101 1010010 0111010001 1111 011101 110101 11111101 110111 1011101 11111011010 10011101 111010011101001 10011111 1111101 101001101 01011001 101001 011011010 1011101001110 101101011 011010111 101011 01010101 010010010 110110 11101110 01101010111 11010001 1101101 111101 1001110101 11110001 1110101101 11110111 11101010 1011110110 11101101 110101110 1011011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,897 |
| Words | 404 |
| Sentences | 25 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 62 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
The poem "Peace" contemplates the perpetual cycle of war and the longing for an enduring era of harmony and tranquility. The poem acknowledges that even when one war concludes, its legacy can sow the seeds for future conflicts. Grudges and the remembrance of lives lost perpetuate enmity, making it challenging to establish lasting peace. The ambitions of rulers, fueled by the desire for glory and power, contribute to the continuation of strife, regardless of the beliefs at stake. Overall, the poem grapples with the complex relationship between conflict and peace, highlighting the challenges and aspirations of humanity as it seeks to break free from the chains of war and move towards a future characterized by harmony and coexistence. more »
Written on 2022
Submitted by MaxwellBurchett on August 16, 2023
Modified by MaxwellBurchett on October 08, 2023
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