Analysis of ’A Poem of One Syllable - God’s Own Dove
Come to me and feel the peace
Dwell in this space – a place of faith
Give up the need to foil self-love
Life is yours, nigh is the gate.
Caught in a mire of times past
Doubt is fraud … robs the now
Watch for the dream
It may come true
For you are the one – you to you
Turn down the rogue we call rue
It bears more grief … our soul to mourn
Light seeps through the wounds veil
To joy we greet …bliss we hail
On knees bent we exile the home of lies
Hate is death … loss …. pain
Clinching tight to life’s spirit
Mend it’s breath with hope
Hold the light – your soul so true
Loss reigns in hearts of pain
Robs joy…mirth …bliss
Crave no more the path so pure
Laugh out loud
Love with care
Trust with meek sight
Reach out with arms bold
Let your soul rest
Long has been your flight
Oh dear one … God’s own dove
Scheme | XXAX XXXBB BXCC XDXX BDXX XXEX XEA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101 10110111 11011111 1111101 1001111 111101 1101 1111 11101111 1101111 111110111 111011 1111111 111110111 11111 1011110 11111 1011111 110111 1111 1110111 111 111 1111 11111 1111 11111 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 805 |
Words | 171 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on March 09, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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