Analysis of The Soul of Nature



I thought I heard you whisper
as I stopped to pause awhile.
My eyes drank deep the visions
of nature's irrepressible style.

My senses flowed with feelings
that seeped into my brain,
osmotically absorbed
by all the beauty I surveyed.

You gently whispered to me
as leaves danced in the breeze.
The sun shone in its azure sky
between the clouds of peace.

The grass swayed with rhythm,
the flowers bowed and glittered,
with their myriad of colours
and style that they emitted.

I saw the children playing,
their voices bursting with joy.
They scampered round the park,
each precious girl and boy.

Their innocence and frailty
shone through youthful eyes,
they think not of hatred
they haven't been burdened so.

Time will tell another tale,
that's something we all know.
Those we call the elderly
were lost in silent reverie.

Of years gone by where loss
was the price paid for memories.
Now alone at night they dwell
with thoughts their only company.

But oh ~ how their wisdom
made them glow just like the sun;
as precious as the children,
as special as everyone.

You whispered softly of bygone times,
how some things never change.
There is no rhyme or reason
to the way life is arranged.

Ducks revelled in their watery abode,
birds glided up above.
They sing their songs so sweetly
but what are they singing of?

Do they sing of all they see
from their lofty view up high.
Do they have chance to twitter
at the 'humans' they espy.

All around me the mighty trees
stood their ground in silence, bar the whisper
of the wind as she made music
with their leaves of every colour.

I heard their soft rustling,
their chatter to each other.
What have these trees seen, we might ask
will we ever know the answer.

It's hidden in their textured
bark, concealed from open view.
They see it all, the pain and joy
in every shade and hue.

Natures full of many languages
we will never understand,
but we don't need the words
to know the essence of life’s plan.

You whispered to me that sunny day,
as a smile caressed my lips.
There’s so many things I want to know
that time alone will gladly show.

They say youth is wasted on the young.
I have to agree because I have only just begun.


Scheme ABCB XXXX DEFX GHCI JKXK DXIL XLDD XEXD GMMM XXMX XNDN DFAD EAXA JAXA HOKO XXXX XXLL XM
Poetic Form Etheree  (27%)
Metre 1111110 1111101 1111010 110001001 1101110 110111 101 11010101 1101011 111001 01101101 010111 011110 0101010 1110011 0111010 1101010 1101011 110101 110101 1100010 11101 111110 1101101 1110101 110111 1110100 01010100 111111 10111100 1011111 11110100 111110 1111101 1101010 110110 11010111 111101 1111110 1011101 110110001 110101 1111110 1111101 1111111 1110111 1111110 1010110 10110101 1110101010 10111110 11111001 111110 1101110 11111111 11101010 1100110 1011101 11110101 0100101 101110100 111001 111101 11010111 110111101 1010111 111011111 11011101 111110101 11101011110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 2,095
Words 396
Sentences 30
Stanzas 18
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 70
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Storm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: 5 Feb 2011 - Dear All, I have deleted and then reinstated all my poems on my page so I could get rid of the bad atmosphere, 1-ratings and nasty tags there have been of late. I know this means I won't be in the leaderboard but that's OK.I want to start anew and more importantly, see if the number of rates match the reviews. If poems continue to be 1-rated, then I will know that Ian is/was not the only one cheating here.I apologise to all those who have previously commented on my poems. I am sorry your comments are no longer there.I regret any inconvenience caused. Happy writing to all! :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am an enigma wrapped in a mystery ~ a flowerchild of the Universe. I am well travelled and love learning about different cultures.I have been writing poetry for 30 years, the last three of which I have written in earnest.I laugh my way through life and tears, searching for enlightenment. I don't suffer fools gladly.I am here to write, it is my passion. I am influenced by music, lyrics and the poetry of many people, too many to mention.I don't like pedestrian poetry or purple prose. I am never content with my poems, always striving to improve. I welcome critique. more…

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