Analysis of Shhh



The moment is over and I'm still here,
Wanting from this eternity of darkness.
The air all around is crisp with a new,
I encourage your warmth without hesitation...
You smile and we mingle, as I hold and we tingle;
Effortlessly wrinkling all fabric and time in a
Dance only we understand...
Leaving secrets on the pillows behind.
The moment is over and I am still here,
Waking from an eternity of darkness.
The new air is cold and alone I replay
Scenes past and every thought shared,
As I sing my first breath to the dawn...
I rise out of bed scratching dreams from my head;
Looking back to make certain,
I leave secrets on the pillows of my mind.


Scheme ABCDEFGHABIJKLDH
Poetic Form
Metre 0101100111 10110100110 0110111101 10101101010 1101101110110 10001001100100 110101 1010101001 01011001111 10110100110 01111001101 11010011 111111101 11111101111 1011110 11101010111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 632
Words 121
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 505
Words per stanza (avg) 121
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Melvin Sinclair Bean

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