Analysis of The Speed Of Life
I wanted the speed of life to be like swashbuckling blades of the ceiling fan,
When I was bustling with euphoric fervor; in the prime of youth.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the withered leaves of autumn,
When I was imprisoned in desolation; with traces of the world far away from my
silhouette.
I wanted the speed of life to be like slowly dribbling honey,
When I felt secret avenues of energy fading; and my feet felt drearily exhausted.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the mesmerizing and eloquent cuckoo,
When I brusquely got up from sleep; at the outbreak of evanescent dawn.
I wanted the speed of life to be like slithering reptiles traversing through bushy outgrowths of the jungle,
When I was intensely engrossed in artistry and captivating romance.
I wanted the speed of life to be like hostile blood leaking in fury; from fresh wounds,
When I felt my persona submerged in pools of belligerence; my fists clenched and clusters of my teeth grimaced like a formidable fortress.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the transparently reflecting mirror,
When I felt circumspect to confront loads of tumultuous sorrow.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the garrulous tongue,
When I felt like incessantly chattering; disrupting the synchrony of stillness with my voice.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the turbulently flowing Ganges,
When I contemplated on dipping my demeanor into Luke warm water; and having a
bath.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the plummeting showers of torrential rain,
When I set out to conquer the world barefoot; basking in the spirit of adventure.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the majestically gliding eagle in the sky,
When I envisaged about the harmony of thought; the blissful symmetry of existence.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the shrill ringing of the telephone,
When I nostalgically reminisced the conversations I had with my beloved on telephone.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the painstakingly trespassing desert camel,
When I was on the threshold of succumbing life; and I had relinquished the tenacity of youth.
I wanted the speed of life to be like the brilliantly burning bulb,
When I was on the course of reaching stupendous echelons of invincible stardom.
And I wanted all speeds of life to be transferred to my fellow beings in acute distress,
The moment I left for my heavenly abode; to rest perennially in celestial arms of the Creator.
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Metre | 110011111110110101 11110010101000111 11001111110101110 111010001011010110111 01 11001111111010010 111101011001001111010 1100111111010001001 1110111110110101 11001111111001001011011010 111010010100010001 110011111110110010111 11110100101101001110101111010100010 11001111110010001010 111101011110010 110011111101001 1111010010001001110111 1100111111011010 1110011010100111100100 1 110011111101001010101 11111100111000101010 11001111110010001010001 11010010100110101001010 110011111101101010 111010010111101110 11001111110100101010 111101101010110100010011 11001111110100101 111101110010101010010 01101111110111101000101 01011111000111010000010110010 |
Characters | 2,425 |
Words | 433 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 61 |
Words per line (avg) | 14 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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