Analysis of Dreaming
DREAMING
Tonight I welcome sleep. Come find me and sweep me away. Take me to a place with no responsibilities. Tonight I shut my eyes tight. Shutting down my mind I dare sleep to come and find me.
I fall away from all hard feelings. I feel at ease here in these sheets. Darkness feels so inviting. It puts my mind at ease.
I sit here on a cliff top, below me is the sea. Its heavy breathing is relaxing as it sings beneath my feet.
A breeze blows past my cheek, my hair spins in circles around my face. The sun warms me with its heat as I bathe within its rays.
I breathe in the salty air. And listen all around. I stare deep into blue waters and enjoy this place I’ve found.
Strong hands swoop down and find me, carrying me away, I surrender without a fight. I close my eyes a little frightened, and open them to such a lovely sight!
Surrounded by a field of desert flowers they turn towards me as if seeking out the light. They proudly show off their different colors, I’m delighted from all their attention. They put on a show for me alone as my cheeks show off their own rosy complexion.
I’m on my toes with my nose in the air smelling the perfumes that surround me. When suddenly I’m turned around and around I lose my footing bringing me down to my knees.
I find myself lying in a field of grass towering above me. I stand up and look out into an endless green prairie, a vision ever so lovely.
I take off in a sprint running with ease, the fields flying by below as happiness overcomes me. A Lighthearted laughter flows freely from my lips. Better than a kiss. I make a wish and instantly the ground disappears leaving me suspended in midair with the wings of a bird. Flying around to my heart’s content.
I finally came to an empty bed beside an old willow tree. I came down from the sky to rest my wings. Finding my place between the sheets I couldn’t help but find most welcoming. I closed my eyes to sleep.
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Metre | 10 0111011110110111101110010001111111011111111011 110111110111110111011010111111 11110110111011101010101110111 011111111010011101111111110111 1100101010101111011100011111 1111011100101101001011111010100101110101 01010111010110111110101110111100101010111010111011101111111110010 111111100110001101111001101001111101011111 11110001111000111110110111011001010110 1110011011011010111001010101011011110101110101000101101010011101101100111110 1100111101011111111101111110110101111111100111111 |
Characters | 1,917 |
Words | 370 |
Sentences | 34 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 125 |
Words per line (avg) | 31 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,499 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 370 |
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Submitted on March 14, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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