Analysis of Field of Depth
I dreamt a priest with irrational hands,
eyes deeper than space.
His vestment ran with color like rivers
and wild beasts roamed his robes.
The open field was his only church,
under an unfamiliar sky.
Later awake I stumbled, late
through the doors of a surrogate church,
to the only seat in a front row pew,
breaking into the middle of the homily,
into other people's blessings.
I silently supposed I must impose
a penalty upon myself for the
misuse of prayer
when I jumped the gun and said Amen!
too soon.
No one noticed save the priest,
who looked deep inside me with patient eyes,
as she thumbed a cross on my forehead
with steady hands.
Scheme | AXXXBXX BXXXXX XXXXXXA |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 1101101001 11011 111110110 011111 010111101 1010101 10011101 101101001 1010100111 100101010100 01101010 1100011101 010001110 0111 111010101 11 1110101 1110111101 111011110 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 6, 7 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 169 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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