Analysis of Colours One



Two men of colours white and black

Battling as foes, lay dying on a track

Their colour or creed mattered none

For blood that gushed had colours one

Whatever our colour or creed

At birth on mother’s milk we feed

Mother, father, daughter or son

We are human and we are one

As the world goes around

By compassion let’s be bound

When we part after life’s work done

Say we were diverse, but we were one


Scheme A A B B C C B B D D B B
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 10011110101 1111101 1111111 1010111 11110111 10101011 11100111 101101 1010111 11110111 110011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 420
Words 92
Sentences 1
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 26
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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Written on September 15, 2018

Submitted by jn.selvadurai on April 25, 2024

Modified by jn.selvadurai on May 10, 2024

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Niranjan Selvadurai

I am an Australian with Sri Lankan roots. Though I have had a life-long fascination for international poetry, I commenced writing poetry only about a decade ago. The sudden passing away of a dear childhood friend was the initial trigger. I find written expression involving rhyme, imagery, and symbolism a fulfilling experience. I write poetry both in English and in Sinhala. more…

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