Analysis of Black Splotches
There are black splotches on the snow
Fallen from my melancholy eyes
I see sadness where I once saw us
Her in my arms and warm kisses
Laughter splattering smiles
Now lie upside down
Crying against these four walls
Trailing tears she left me to dry alone.
There are echoes of her name in space
Empty picture frames of her body
And crushed scents of kindness
Between pages of our story
I tripped over trying to turn away
Time turns them yellow
Somehow scars write reminders
Underneath in places I rather forget.
I wonder as I wander around “Am I lost?”
The pavement soaked where she was
Her departure is my exile
Paradise is an elusive path I’m on
Away now with these splotches
Let the dark ink fade
So bright colors paint a new picture
A spring time to melt the snow.
Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 10111001 111011111 00110110 1011 11111 1001111 1011111101 111010101 101011010 011110 011011010 1110101101 11110 111010 0101011001 110111001111 0101111 0010111 1011010111 011111 10111 111010110 0111101 101101 111110111101100010101010010111111010100100010110010100101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,053 |
Words | 198 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 2 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 206 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
About this poem
The lingering effects of a breakup and where it must ultimately go
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