Analysis of The Children of Never Light



The Children of Never Light

the more I see through open eyes,
 fools come my way with alibis
 playing the game of chance with mankind;
 I touch a shattered sky with a broken heart,

confusion and darkness in my mind
 I run away from truth, blood on my hands, as other look through blind eyes...
 promises of true blue, touch a tender heart before it's ripped and scorned,

Give me a reason to believe, give me hope of a new day of being born...

Give a child a chance to be filled with wonder, time for laughter
 sunshine stars, colorful wishes
 Sweeten the years with honey, touch a child with honest hugs
 Grant the Children of ever Light deep slumber,

as my heart whips apart, bitter, old, worn
 The stars themselves shine, but dim next to her beauty
 Lest a flower wilt, it may come to bloom again by
 the tenderness of her smile

I have seen this wonder of wonders, of magical stardust dancing in
 moon shadows of the night sky,
 touched by the whispering beat of her heart,
 For within her eyes, I am the Star child.


Scheme X AABC BAX D EXXE DXFX XFCX
Poetic Form
Metre 0101101 01111101 1111110 100111111 11010110101 010010011 11011111111101111 10011110101011101 1101010111110111101 101011111101110 1110010 10011101011101 10101101110 1111011011 010111111010 1010111111011 0100101 11111011011001100 111011 1101001101 1010111011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,008
Words 190
Sentences 3
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted by hitalot on June 22, 2017

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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