Analysis of Whispers on the Wind
Can you hear the whispers of the wind?
Memories of a forgotten day,
The shadows of a lonely night,
As the sun slowly fades away.
Can you feel the breath of life?
The whispers of a gentle wind,
The moonlit skies above us all,
As the night slowly settles in.
Can you touch the water clear?
That rushes down the stream,
The vivid sounds of nature’s love,
As the night plays out its dream.
Can you feel the calming breeze?
Across your furrowed brow,
The melodic sounds of wind go by,
As the world is here and now.
Can you hear the lonely cries?
The tears that fall like rain?
A pitter-patter of the soul,
As the mists of darkness reign.
Can you feel the hope that cries?
A voice so loud and clear,
The world is filled with loneliness,
As its eyes well up with tears.
Can you hear the whispers of the wind?
Memories of a former day
The sun is shining brightly now
As the clouds begin to fade away
Can you hear the calming words?
That gives the world new hope
The dawning of a brighter day
As the world embraces hope
© 2020 Brian Duffin
Scheme | Abxb xaxc dexe xfxf ghxh gdxx Abfb xibi c |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010101 100100101 0110101 10110101 1110111 01010101 0110111 10110100 1110101 110101 01011101 1011111 1110101 011101 001011111 1011101 1110101 011111 0110101 1011101 1110111 011101 01111100 1111111 111010101 10010101 01110101 101011101 1110101 110111 01010101 1010101 1010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,049 |
Words | 234 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
I started writing this poem in the late 1990s and never was able to cobble the right words together to make it flow and give it the meaning that I knew it needed. Whispers on the wind may be memories, thoughts, inspiration, regrets...almost anything that we need to hear. What do the whispers on the wind say to you?
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Written on 2020
Submitted by brian.duffin on August 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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