Analysis of Lost beginnings



Goosebumps rise on chilled flesh
fine hair stirred by flowing breeze
tingling chill runs up the spine
fear gives rise to pounding heart

eyes would pierce the dark of night
starlight to faint with to see
feet to seek the path to take
before the beginnings of the morning light

thin wisp of clouds within the night
blur the stars in glittering night
thoughts half known now are lost
unsure of what was once known

head does turn to have half sounds
eyes do peer with unseeing
fear does give to unknown forms
with roots of darkness that pierce the soul

one does seek what must be
that will come in morning light
in the dawning of new day
then must one flee away

how to quest within the night
with out knowledge to take flight
find the path that must be
followed in the morning light

mist does form in chilling air
as cold droplets kiss the skin
growing clouds obscure all sight
cold dread is all that’s known


Scheme XXXX ABCA AAXD XCXX BAEE AABA XXAD
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 1111101 10011101 1111101 1110111 111111 1110111 01001010101 11110101 10101001 111111 0111111 1111111 11111 1111011 111101101 111111 1110101 0010111 111101 1110101 1110111 101111 1000101 1110101 1110101 1010111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 927
Words 176
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted by wakofoed on April 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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