Analysis of The Gift or the Curse



A light in the center of your darkness
The thought that is never far behind
The feeling of a greater presence
And a beauty, like a rose in bloom, full of life
A voice that sings in your dreams
The soft touch that never ends, the mask removed
The circle complete, full and large
Fading into the light, shadows in danger
From the first until the last
It's never the same twice
Emerging at the dawn of time
Never-ending, never fading
Growing strange with each passing moment
Always there, the flame never dying
The strong bond with an open hand
Touching nothing, holding through eternity
This is the true love
Loving with all, everything
Body, soul, heart, and mind
The ability to love forever


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMLNOPLBH
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 0100101110 011110101 010101010 001010101111 0111011 01111010101 01001101 1001011010 1010101 110011 01010111 10101010 101111010 11011010 01111101 10101010100 11011 101110 101101 0010011010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 671
Words 124
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 553
Words per stanza (avg) 124
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Submitted on February 23, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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