Analysis of Her Beauty
Her beauty hits me
like and unrelenting storm
come so suddenly
and yet it had been there
for so long swirling
and spiraling and developing
into ominous clouds.
Where were the warning signs?
On call weather service
dropped the ball.
No sudden alerts flashing
across the TV screen,
no dark clouds approaching
slowly off the gulf.
The gail slammed me down
from above and
I was caught unprepared.
Windows open
raincoat hanging neatly
on the coat rack,
heartstrings flapping
in the wind.
It passes just as suddenly
and I am left still
standing
rain soaked
heart choked
by her beauty.
Scheme | AXAXBBXXXXBXBXXXXXAXBX AXBCCA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011 100101 11100 011111 11110 010000100 011001 100101 111010 101 1100110 010111 111010 10101 01111 1010 11101 1010 11010 1011 110 001 11011100 01111 10 11 11 1010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 551 |
Words | 100 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 22, 6 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 235 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on October 26, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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