Analysis of The Day That Holds No Light



On a bright morning, my back
kissed my bed the last
and out, my feet decide
To journey in the open

Faces by my side they passed
with smiles and a brief chat
hopeful of the things ahead
And things not sure about

Then a man, quite feminine in act
decides to swing a bat
a shot aimed at my mind
Crick, crack, it snapped

Friendly sport he was
and the Force insisted
I took the next shot

Mine, accompanied by a bang
was the game's very last
as the opponent fell
Too weak to play on

Referees in sirens and
uniforms, held me by hand
and led me to where
My prize I'd receive

The day the force drives
The day that feels blind
is the day that holds no light


Scheme XAXX ABXX XBCX XXX XAXX XXXX XCX
Poetic Form
Metre 1011011 11101 01111 1100010 1011111 110011 1010101 011101 101110001 11101 011111 1111 10111 001010 11011 10100101 101101 100101 11111 010100 101111 01111 11101 01011 01111 1011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 653
Words 138
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 72
Words per stanza (avg) 19

About this poem

Illustrates the dangers of impulsive actions

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Written on September 18, 2022

Submitted by eseiwiosaiga123 on September 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ese Oscar

Eseiwi Oscar Osaiga was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He attended Tago Education Centre and Jomaro International School, Delta state for his primary and early secondary Education. He completed his high school education at Bethel Fath Group of Schools, Benin City, Edo State. He presently studies accounting at the University of Benin. Oscar has written several poems including “Unending Leave", “Dark Armed Dragon", “Nature and Future" etc more…

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