Analysis of Part Of The Cosmos



In the shimmering shadows,
Where wild winds whisper secrets,
We stand alone, a solitary tribe.
Bound by reason, not belief,
We tread softly on this unyielding earth.

But the land remembers,
The ancient songs
Woven by unseen hands,
Tales of gods and goddesses,
Of creation and destruction,
Vibrating through time and space,
Nurturing fertile hearts,
Kept alive by ancestral breath.

They say we are the lost ones,
But how can we be lost,
When we have found each other?
We paint our stories
On the canvas of truth,
Amidst the chaos
Of divine brushstrokes.
No gods to guide us,
No prayers to answer,
Only the strength of our own conviction.

The spirits of the past beckon,
In the sighs of rustling leaves,
In the laughter of trickling streams,
In the embrace of a sunrise,
And the final breath of galaxy's end.

We do not seek salvation,
In a heaven unseen,
We find solace in the certainty
Of finitude and oblivion.
In this vast expanse,
We are but stardust,
Sparks of the cosmos,
Awakening to the miracle
Of our own existence.

And so we dance
On this shifting ground,
Unfettered by the weight
Of ancient dogmas.
In unity, we are bound,
In diversity, we find strength.
We are the seekers of truth,
The keepers of reason,
The disciples of doubt,
Transcending the boundaries
Of faith and belief,
As free spirits,
In the realm of the unexplained.  


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Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 001001 1111010 110101001 1110101 1110110101 101010 0101 101011 1110100 10100010 1001101 100101 10110101 1111011 111111 1111110 111010 101011 01010 1011 11111 11110 10011101010 01010110 0011101 00101101 0001101 0010111001 1111010 001001 111000100 1100100 01101 1111 11010 010010100 1101010 0111 11101 010101 1101 0100111 00100111 1101011 010110 001011 0100100 11001 1110 0011001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,352
Words 287
Sentences 13
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 8, 10, 5, 9, 13
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 176
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Written on June 28, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 28, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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