Analysis of Failing Hope



When a soul is mated with the cosmos
that entity has found its purpose
A knowing which defies definitions
by the so-called wise ones with gumptions

In a free world, a person can
quibble free of stigma
Yet, over-knowledge could make of such an enigma
as most who really know, speak even less
Unless specifically appealed to,
to such in-formation share

To wist a pleasant world exists
albeit a heist and plunder surmise
The reign of the marauders
Leaving wits of the denizen in demise

A lot of pain could drive one insane
Indeed, like a grain of truth
Encrusted with lies from an endless supply
When one is taken to places unknown
The seeds of fear are quite hastily sowed

To ramble I think is only fair
When a fellow has no power to change effect
I pray that the planet Earth endures
I hope for a cure during our tenure
...The aliens are watching.


Scheme AXXA XBBXXC XDXD XXXXX CXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1011101010 110011110 010101010 10111111 00110101 101110 1101011111010 1111011101 010100011 1100101 11010101 0100101001 0110010 10110100001 011111101 0110111 01011111001 1111011001 0111111001 110111101 101011101101 111010101 11101101010 0100110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 823
Words 156
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 6, 4, 5, 5
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 136
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted by LajPoet on July 07, 2014

Modified on April 19, 2023

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