Analysis of SEARCHERS



Upon the good Earth
fate did bestow
a species with
a brain to grow.

When human beings
rose up into space
thousands deserted
our fertile birthplace.

In the fastest ships
full of diligent droids
they cruised by planets
and sped through voids.

As space-time passed
some women gave birth
but the captains lost
all contact with Earth.

They searched the heavens
for life that thrived
but found only bugs
breeding in hives.

Down long spiral arms
they fruitlessly roamed
'til the green fields of Earth
did beckon them home!


Scheme ABXB CDXD XCXX XAXA XXXX XXAX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 01011 1101 0101 0111 11010 11011 10010 10101 00101 111001 11110 0111 1111 11011 10101 1111 11010 1111 11101 1001 11101 11001 101111 11011
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 531
Words 101
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 15

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Sci-fi with a green ending.

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Written on February 13, 2023

Submitted by on February 13, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Jerry McManus

I used to write COBOL for a living now I just write poetry for fun. more…

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