Analysis of Something Is Gained
Cherry blossoms lash furiously at my face
Unheard and unseen yet,
Gentle in their wrath
I feel from this day
That the water shall freeze,
Light shall slow and clouds blot out the warmth
That the sun brings irregularly
This time of year.
And what have I learned?
Fall quickly and softly
If you choose to fall,
But don't fall at all.
Something melts when it hits a cheek,
Something burns,
Yet it is soft.
Cotton from my shirt
Dangling and floating away
On unseen currents
Disregarding the rest of the heavenly debris,
Someone may catch it and make a wish
And I shall grant it.
When a life ends,
Another begins to take its place.
Someone died so that I may live
And I will thank them with this line,
A moment of silence for my fallen comerade.
Breathe again, our moment is over
But there are many more to come.
Each exhale is a new life,
Each inhale is one ending,
Absorb their energy,
They would have gladly given it.
Sometimes air bites,
If it is chilling or too hot.
The thing is intanglible
Unless it drapes,
And I feel from this day
That something is gained.
An understanding, a faith.
Show me, teach me,
Learn,
I have much to teach.
I have much to learn
And who better to learn from
Than the air itself?
Androgynous in its existence,
Showing light and dark,
Both good and evil,
If those poles are a reality.
And what have we learned?
Ask aloud,
Listen carefully
And let the cherry blossoms lash
Regardless of the fact
That the moment may never come.
But why should it?
If we are waiting for our entire lives,
We are waiting for death.
Have you the audacity to waste the life
That was given?
With every breath,
Remember that a life was given
For yours to exist.
Do not mourn, however,
It was their time,
As it was yours
And there are no regrets in nature.
Cherry blossoms lash furiously at my face
Unheard and unseen yet,
Gentle in their wrath
I feel from this day
That something is created.
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Metre | 101011000111 010011 10011 11111 101011 111011101 101101000 1111 01111 110010 11111 11111 10111101 101 1111 10111 10001001 10110 010011010001 11110101 01111 1011 010011111 1111111 01111111 01011011101 1011010110 11110111 1011011 1011110 011100 11110101 0111 11110111 0111 0111 011111 11011 101001 1111 1 11111 11111 0110111 10101 010001010 10101 11010 1111010 01111 101 10100 01010101 010101 10101101 1111 111101100101 111011 11001001101 1110 11001 010101110 11101 11110 1111 1111 011101010 101011000111 010011 10011 11111 1101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,822 |
Words | 355 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 32, 35, 5 |
Lines Amount | 72 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 496 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 118 |
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Submitted on May 29, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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