Analysis of Crossroads



In the twilight before the morn
Scattered grass iced, forlorn
Silence in the air ash at dawn
Fire burnt out and clouds in storm

Life in vain for a purpose lost
Empty pockets wealths secret cost
Deamon woman in dress and frock
Promising warmth untill 8 o'clock

Frozen yet still full of hope
That packs were made
without ability to  cope
 Into uncertain stomy seas i waded
And no lifeboat according to dotted line
The down and out  ontract declined
For useless has become a truth
Far from goal and far from youth

Wishing a u turn in times secret run
Not to have lost but actually have won
Defeated by a lust for its own making...
Soul left bare for the taking
Evil eyes is silent wake
This time to home a journey I make
Not to embracing the failure of me
Never around no more to see.


Scheme AAXX XXBB CXCXXXDD EEFFGGHH
Poetic Form
Metre 0010101 101101 10001111 10110101 10110101 10101101 1100101 1001101 1011111 1101 01010011 0101011110 0110101101 0101101 11010101 1110111 1001101101 1111110011 01010111110 1111010 1011101 111101011 1101001011 10011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 787
Words 155
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 156
Words per stanza (avg) 38

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En to a journey

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Written on January 12, 2023

Submitted by Npvaneeden on January 12, 2023

Modified by Npvaneeden on June 13, 2023

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