Analysis of Tray of ash



I sit next to a dish full of past thoughts.
Maybe a few still linger while the majority hav burned to ash.
Each one being a step away to stress relief.
Until the next, it is time to set fire to a new experience of thinking.
I like to think of it as seven moments to oneself.
Maybe accompanied with a few songs, a sunrise, a sunset or a tear drop.
Tunes set the vibe.
A sunrise to begin with knowing a sunset is half of a day away.
How many thoughts are burnt between the two?
Time after time the moments end with ash and char.
Then, it is time to get back to life.
For now, I will take my time before that happens.
Pondering is a good space for me.
Even if it is only beneficial to my own experience.
Seven moments is not that long to be selfish, right?


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Poetic Form
Metre 1111011111 10011101001001111 111001011101 010111111101010100110 1111111101011 100100101101011011 1101 01101110011110101 1101110101 110101011101 111111111 111111101110 100101111 10111100101110100 1010111111101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 740
Words 153
Sentences 15
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 580
Words per stanza (avg) 153

About this poem

About the inspiration from a dirty old ashtray

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Written on July 21, 2021

Submitted by BeeM on September 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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