Analysis of BONES’ ETERNAL WHISPERS
Tammie Swinehart 1974 (Mooresville, IN)
In a realm of shadows, a tale unfolds,
Of a sack of bones, where a story's told,
No flesh or skin, just bones in a heap,
A solemn soul, eternal secrets to keep.
Within the sack, a history lies,
Of ancient days and starlit skies,
Once a vibrant form, now laid to rest,
A vessel of life, now a relic at best.
Beneath the moon's soft, silvery glow,
The sack of bones seems to hum and show,
The whispers of ages, the wisdom it holds,
In silence profound, its tale enfolds.
Within those bones, dreams take flight,
Memories dance in the pale moonlight,
Of laughter and love, of joy and pain,
A legacy etched in every fragile grain.
It witnessed battles, both fierce and brave,
And tasted tears on the crest of a wave,
The winds of time have weathered its frame,
Yet strength resides, an eternal flame.
In the quiet hours when darkness weaves,
The sack of bones tells stories of eves,
When hearts entwined and spirits soared,
Through triumphs and defeats, it roared.
Though life departed, its purpose unknown,
The sack of bones has never alone,
For in the depths of its hollow core,
Echoes of life reverberate forevermore.
Let us not forget the souls behind,
The fragile shells that once defined,
For in this sack of bones, we find,
A treasure trove of the human mind.
So as you wander through the night,
And witness stars in their cosmic flight,
Remember the tales the bones contain,
The essence of life that still remains.
Scheme | AXBB CCDD EEAA FFGG HHII JJKK LLMM NNNN FFGX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (78%) |
Metre | 001110101 1011110101 111111001 01010101011 010101001 11010101 101011111 01011101011 010111001 011111101 01011001011 01001111 0111111 10010011 110011101 010010100101 110101101 0101101101 011111011 110110101 0010101101 011111011 11010101 11000111 1101011001 011111001 100111101 101101001 111010101 01011101 10111111 010110101 11110101 010101101 010010101 010111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,425 |
Words | 299 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
Nothing special about this poem. It was just something fun I did for my daughter during Halloween one year.
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