Analysis of SEEING. THROUGH
Does the sun stop shining
When obscured by a cloud?
So kind deeds and thoughts
And beautiful words
Seem any less kind
Welcome, admired
When gifted by someone
From another place,
Another race?
Does the sun stop shining
When obscured by a cloud?
Does love stop being love
Or lose its strength
When battered and bruised
By forces that appear,
Uninvited,
Unexpected,
From elsewhere?
Does the sun stop shining
When obscured by a cloud?
| Scheme | AB xxxxxcc AB xxxxddx AB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 101110 101101 11101 01001 11011 10010 11011 10101 0101 101110 101101 111101 1111 11001 110101 010 010 11 101110 101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 502 |
| Words | 93 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 7, 2, 7, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
About this poem
I was thinking about how much the World is full of lovely kind people ,from all over the World, all nationalities , all races, all colours, all circumstances, all shapes and sizes, all beliefs , all opinions , all talents, all…..., and yet so full of prejudice, misunderstanding, hate….and ( once again!) asked myself “WHY?”
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