Analysis of Broken Pieces
Sifting through the rubble,
Of broken lives and loves.
Picking out fragmented pieces
And brushing off the dust.
Motivations never attempted,
Gestures that went unheard.
Beautiful thoughts never expressed,
Emotions that were never stirred.
Dreams that stayed as such,
Intentions of all things good.
Small pieces of inspiration,
And of longings to be understood.
A comprehensive variety,
Of moments never transpired.
Each piece a potential memory,
That is now forever retired.
| Scheme | XXXX XAXA XBXB CACX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 101010 110101 10110010 010101 01010010 101101 10011001 01010101 11111 0101111 1101010 01101101 00100100 11010010 110010100 11101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 477 |
| Words | 88 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
There is so much inside of us that is waiting to change the world yet so many never get to realize those capabilities. It always reminds me of a line from the original Dune movie. "The sleeper must awaken". This poem was originally written on August 1st, 2002 but had significant modifications before today's publication.
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