Analysis of Memory's Treasure
Yesterday’s future
tomorrow today
subsuming transcendence
in all that we say
Perpetually present
the time to recall
all life in this moment
whose instant befalls
Begin a new ending
to whirl in the wind
the clock a reminder
its hour hand spins
Memory’s treasure
the fuel to inspire
each log a new effigy
—raised from the fire
(Dreamsleep: May, 2023)
| Scheme | ABXB CXCX XXAX AXXA B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010 0101 1010 01111 0100010 0111 110110 11001 010110 11001 010010 11011 110 010101 1101100 11010 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 360 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 56 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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