Analysis of Whispers of the Lost



In a world of whispers lost to the wind,
My heart, a captive, bound and pinned.
Each beat, a memory, each sigh, a plea,
For the one who left, took part of me.

Through seasons' change, I wade, alone,
Your laughter's echo, a haunting tone.
Where shadows dance, in absence's light,
I find you there, just out of sight.

Beneath the moon, where dreams are wept,
I guard the promises we never kept.
A silent sentinel of the night,
Holding onto love, extinguished by light.

So here I stand, amidst life's fray,
A soul adrift, in eternal sway.
Love's cruel theft, a heart bereaved,
In the quiet, I whisper, forever grieved


Scheme XXAA BBCC DDCC EEFF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 0011101101 11010101 1101001101 101111111 11011101 11100101 111011 11111111 01011111 1101001101 010100101 1010101011 11110111 010100101 11010101 00101100101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 617
Words 129
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 117
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

This poem delves deep into the emotional turmoil and profound sense of loss experienced by someone grieving the absence of a loved one.

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Submitted by janudirupasinghe729 on February 05, 2024

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