Analysis of Moment of Calm



When is it that my heart will find,
The peace it craves
Calmness of mind,
Find home centre,
Breathe,
Breathe,
Breathe,
Patience, practice to achieve.

Like clouds through and endless sky,
Thoughts that pass as I stand by,
Watching, waiting for what unfolds,
Find home centre, hold it close.

Or is calm found through ordinary things,
Moments between moments,
The fluttering of wings,
The gentle rustling of leaves in the breeze,
 The rhythm of waves as they crash on the seas.

Perhaps it's in the stillness of the night,
Or the warmth of the sun's gentle light,
Or in the laughter of a child's play,
Or in the beauty of a flowers display.

Whatever it is, I know it's there,
Waiting for me to be aware,
To quiet my mind and let it be,
To find the peace that's inside of me.

So I will breathe, and practice each day,
And trust that peace will cone my way,
And when it does, I'll hold it dear,
And let it fill my heart with cheer.


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Poetic Form
Metre 11111111 0111 1011 1110 1 1 1 1010101 1110101 1111111 10101101 1110111 111111001 100110 010011 0101011001 01011111101 0110010101 101101101 100101011 10010101001 10111111 10111101 110110111 110110111 111101011 01111111 01111111 01111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 932
Words 206
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Written on March 26, 2023

Submitted by M.J.G.Tyler on March 26, 2023

Modified on March 30, 2023

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