Analysis of Sit
We sit with none but silence
Apprehensive towards a thought
We much less would speak at all
For all truly falls to nought
Sit with me, my dearest friend
Give an end to your striving
You’ve no place but here to be
Close your eyes to see the night end
Shake and shutter, break apart
This art form is true being
Only by losing yourself
Can you gain everything
Reveal to me what remains
My disdain has lost its place
In the presence of a truth
Which behooves me to erase
From the crib unto coffin
I have often gathered lies
Built entire worlds upon them
Let them be personified
It seems I know not this man
Whom would stand to be showcased
To be exalted above
Every time and every space
Whereby do my possessions
Seem to lessen all at once
That I would give them away
Seems to be the great affront
The truth of this matter is
I desist from fallacy
Humble eyes gazing skyward
Crying for the world beneath
Scheme | ABXB CDEC XDXD XFXF XXXX XXXF XAXX XEXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110 0100101 1111111 1110111 1111101 1111110 1111111 11111011 1010101 1111110 1011001 11110 0111101 1011111 0010101 1011101 1011010 1110101 10101011 111010 1111111 111111 1101001 100101001 0111010 1110111 1111101 1110101 0111101 1011100 1011010 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 908 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
This poem, written March 23rd, 2024, is an account of how my experiences in meditation brought me to understand my own ego and the futility of worldly striving.
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