Analysis of Sandstorms
Through the sandstorms fury
Can the violence tell?
If water as depleted
From our secret well
Are you unaware
That night is long behind you,
That amorous as pain can be
It does not define you
Yes, I see your eyes
Tremble in the wake-
Of a violent storm
That will soon abate
Then peace will kiss your soul
And the water will come fast
The sandstorm rages now,
But in time this too shall pass
So we drift together
Through the violet storm
To take on bitter sorrow
And somehow transform
Anger into serenity
And pain again to peace
Though it's hard to see the light
When the storm won't cease
Do not tell the winds
Command them to their source
Scream into the air
Until your voice is hoarse
You'll see your voice betray you
For what is it but air?
Bound to the inconsistencies
Of a solar flare
You will learn what Silence
Itself, can only heal
Though the storm reminds you
Just how bad you feel
Stretch forth both your arms
And ride the violent wheels
Until you'll see how much
A storm will then reveal.
Scheme | ABCBDEAEFGHIJKLMNHOHAPQPRSDSEDTDUVEVWXYV |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) |
Metre | 10110 101001 1101010 110101 1101 1111011 11001111 111011 11111 10001 101001 11101 111111 0010111 01101 1011111 111010 101001 1111010 0101 10010100 010111 1111101 10111 11101 011111 10101 011111 1111011 111111 1100100 10101 111110 011101 101011 11111 11111 0101001 011111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 998 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 40 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 797 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 190 |
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Submitted on September 30, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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