Analysis of Heaven for an Earthly Soul
Souly I call her
I saw her like a vision
She wants to go home
Leave her earthly mission
I don't know what to tell her
She's better off here?
How, even this didn't draw a tear.
She is loved
She is adored
But my thoughts can run wild
She's afraid I think
Of this earthly child
I think she's listening
Instead of flying
But I love her too much
To ask why I'm dying
God says we can live 200 years
But were poisoning ourselves on our own fat and fears
I'm sorry Souly
Please don't give up
But if you do
You'll still be my earthly soul
For a century or two
I wish I could make it
A heaven on earth
Others seem to feel that
Such a life has been birthed
Maybe I'll buy you
A nice new picture
To look at
When I'm gone
If you feel alone
Amongst the leaders of men?
Perhaps some fresh clothes
Or food fresh as a glen
If its not too late
Maybe we could try again.
Scheme | ABCBADEFGHIHJJKJLLMNOMOPQRFOARSTUVUWU |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110 1101010 11111 101010 1111110 11011 110110101 111 1101 111111 10111 11101 111100 01110 111011 111110 111111 101000011101101 1101 1111 1111 1111101 1010011 111111 01011 101111 101111 10111 01110 111 111 11101 0101011 01111 111101 11111 1011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 856 |
Words | 186 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 37 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 658 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 178 |
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Written on February 14, 2023
Submitted by heathert.34240 on February 13, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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