Analysis of Sky



I lie awake and wonder
How the universe was made,
And how the planets rotate
On axes well-behaved.
I float in eons of space
With their myriad of suns,
That fuel a million lifetimes
Through which the comet runs.
I sail the dark and silence,
But enlightened now and then
By passing stars that burn bright
Until spent and ashen.
I pass the point of sky realms,
Farewelling galaxies known.
My soul will now sail onward
Where life and death I own.


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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 442
Words 90
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 351
Words per stanza (avg) 82

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Lying alone at night.

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Submitted by susannaelliott on April 24, 2024

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Susanna Elliott-Newth

Susanna is a teacher, living near the coastal fringes of the Illawarra Coastline in NSW, Australia. Her environment is her stimulus for her writing. She has published four books of short stories, as well as her own memoir book, and writes educational resources for teachers. more…

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