Analysis of Elegy for Haunted Karma



In shadowed whispers where lost dreams abide,  
Karma's echo sings in the lingering tide.  
Forgotten deeds stitched deep in the night,  
Bearing their burdens, they flicker and fight.

Once vibrant laughter now haunts hollow halls,  
The specters of choices that time gently calls.  
Each choice a footstep on paths overgrown,  
A dance with our shadows; we reap what we've sown.

O restless spirits beneath moonlit gleam,  
You linger like fog upon forgotten stream.  
What debts do you carry from dances gone wrong?  
What songs fill your silence with sorrow so strong?

With heavy hearts burdened by memories past,   
We gaze through the veil where reflections are cast.    
Every misstep carves scars yet unseen—   
Lessons etched deeply where hope used to gleam.

Yet still we must wander this oft-tangled maze;   
For haunted by echoes of long-painted ways,   
We search for redemption amid fading light—    
To craft fleeting futures while mourning our plight.

Rest softly tonight as your stories unfold;   
In twilight's embrace let forgiveness take hold.    
For haunted karma threads love through despair—     
In darkness lies beauty if only laid bare.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGXE HHBB IIJJ
Poetic Form
Metre 0101011101 1101001001 010111001 1011011001 1101011101 0111011101 11011101 01110111111 110100111 11011010101 11111011011 11111011011 11011011001 11101101011 1000111101 1011011111 11111011101 11011011101 11101001101 111010110101 11001111001 0101101011 1101011101 01011011011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,171
Words 208
Sentences 12
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 150
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on October 17, 2024

Submitted by raitano on October 17, 2024

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