Analysis of Raising The Shades



In the depths of sorrow, I once did drown,
Lost in the darkness, unable to be found.
The death of my daughter stole the best of me,
Leaving behind a shattered identity.

With a heavy heart and weary soul,
I wandered aimlessly, with no control.
The weight of loss, too heavy to bear,
But now I rise, casting aside despair.

Through tear-stained eyes, I see a glimmer of light,
A beacon of hope in the darkest of night.
With trembling hands, I raised the shades,
Welcoming the sunlight, as darkness fades.

My heart still aches, and memories sting,
But I find the courage to spread my wings.
For in the depths of sorrow, my deepest pain,
I discovered strength and resilience to rise again.

So I’ll raise the shades and allow light to flood in,
Choosing joy over sorrow, to begin again.
In the beauty of each day’s dawn,
I find healing, I find the strength to carry on.
For though Briana may be gone from sight,
Her spirit lives on as my guiding light.


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Poetic Form
Metre 0011101111 10010010111 01111010111 10010100100 101010101 1101001101 011111011 1111100101 11111101011 01011001011 110011101 100011101 111101001 1110101111 10011101101 10101001001101 111010011110 101101010101 00101111 111011011101 1101011111 0101111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 955
Words 200
Sentences 12
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 6
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 147
Words per stanza (avg) 35

About this poem

Hidden in darkness, buried in under mountains of grief, depression, and a weakened heart I found the strength to stand and allow the sunlight in.

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Written on April 15, 2024

Submitted by Melody.martinez86 on April 15, 2024

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