Analysis of Shallow Endings
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Where do shallow endings lead
Until the brain jumps?
A dishfilled day glistens.
Who decided these lexicons
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When lazy dreaming allays?
Awakening in the midst
Of beauty
Once where reality feels.
Where do shallow endings lead?
Grounded tones of laughter
Cascading into the sun.
The sky reflects
On passion’s edge,
The poem curls
Around the frame.
Where do shallow endings lead
To the boxes of forgotten thoughts,
Washed away like unspoiled pain?
Eyes capture reflections
Of moments once had
When life was untrained.
Where do shallow endings lead
A conscious matter of existence,
Collapsed upon itself?
The shimmering surface temptress,
Those depths once reached,
Now hidden in the vaults of silence.
Where do shallow endings lead?
Each page turns to the next
As fire meets kindling's warmth.
The brush of a season’s breath
Lingers on the final refrain.
Scheme | Abb xxx xxx Axx xxxx Axc xxx Adx xxd Axx xc |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101 01011 0111 110110 10100 1101001 0100001 110 11101 1110101 101110 0100101 0101 1101 0101 0101 1110101 101010101 1011011 110010 11011 11101 1110101 010101010 010101 01001010 1111 110001110 1110101 111101 110111 0110101 10101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 880 |
Words | 171 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 64 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
This poem explores the idea of shallow endings and where they ultimately lead. It questions the value and significance of these seemingly insignificant conclusions.
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