Analysis of The Light



In the mystic garden
Where darkness dare not go
I walk the stone paths
Filled with wetted snow
And dream the ancient dreams
Of things I hope to know
I sing a hymn to the silence
That forever knows my name
And a lullaby to the mother
Who need not cry in shame
Steamboats and anchors
In Lisbon bay
Sailors sing while seagulls play
I look to the sky
For a sign from above
Then sit on the dock
And wait for my love
I've sailed all the oceans
Flew high above the clouds
For all to see
But I really don't know
What I'd like and hope to be
Do I walk with angels
Or help the devil reign
Am I a flower blooming
Or just a dotted stain
But oh, to feel the hope of first love
And see her smile again


Scheme ABCBDBEFGFHIIJKLKMNOBOPQRQKS
Poetic Form
Metre 001010 110111 11011 1111 010101 111111 11011010 1010111 00101010 111101 1010 0101 101111 11101 101101 11101 01111 111010 110101 1111 111011 1110111 111110 110101 1101010 110101 111101111 010101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 660
Words 144
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 540
Words per stanza (avg) 144
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Written on July 18, 2021

Submitted by misfit4222 on July 18, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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