Analysis of Butterfly Wings



Clouds shed their tears
in April rains,
while winter wanes
and warmth abounds.

In shaded shadows
icicles melt,
and jagged shards
come crashing down.

Migrating birds
heading back home,
fly from far flung
safe sanctuaries.

And on the winds
of an open sky,
caterpillars don
butterfly wings.

Uprooting dreams
of yesterday,
time sows the hopes
of tomorrow.

And blossoms bloom
to calls of loons,
ushering in
the first of spring.


Scheme XAAX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 0101 1101 0101 0101 1001 011 1101 101 1011 1111 1100 0101 11101 1001 101 0101 110 1101 101 0101 1111 1000 0111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 399
Words 70
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 57
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Submitted on October 09, 2013

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Emile Pinet

I was born in a small town, (Bathurst) New Brunswick, Canada,. The third eldest of thirteen children, ten girls and three boys. I’m the product of a semi-dysfunctional family, brought up by a controlling, physically abusive father, verses a loving mother. Many of my poems reflect the uniqueness and special circumstances of my upbringing. more…

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