Analysis of Thoughts
Although created for boundless heights and breadths,
Too lazy, not bothered about flying.
Even when chased away
They waddle a few absurd paces,
Just to come back when I stop looking.
Unkempt, fat, uninspired,
Gorging on whatever litter left on the streets.
If only one of those spikes put on conservatory roofs
Could be installed inside my head!
There is also another kind.
Proud and pure.
Fed with most golden grains,
Sketching delicate patterns
Where immense sheets of the sky
Cover mountains and meadows.
Flawlessly synchronized squadron
Listening out for God’s whistle
To bring them back home.
Sometimes one of them breaks away
And lands on my window ledge.
I can marvel on a noble neck,
Coral beak and legs.
Feathers still glistening
From angels’ last finishing strokes.
Despite the mess that the obese yobs leave behind,
It is for those heavenly creatures
that I keep leaving sweet breadcrumbs.
I keep hoping
That if they stay long enough
A poem may happen.
I can’t bear to consider the more likely scenario:
Silvery white feathers stained with blood;
Gargantuan grey pathos
Cooing with a righteous satisfaction of the job well done.
Scheme | ABCABXAAX DXAAXAEXX CXXABA DAABXE XXAE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010110101 1101100110 101101 110010110 111111110 011010 1110101101 110111111010001 11010111 11100101 101 111101 1010010 1011101 101001 1001010 10011110 11111 01111101 0111101 111010101 10101 101100 11011001 010110011101 111110010 1111011 1110 1111101 010110 111101001100100 100110111 0100110 10101001010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,112 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 6, 6, 4 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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