Life is so short, death is so long, and happiness is in between. I laughed and cried, and I was there when all the smiles and all the days led into night. And I was sad to see you go, but go you did, and I was caught within my net and failed to see the ditch below my feet until it curved in circles back as sun to see once more, life is so short with death encircled and scribed beneath our feet and heads as gravestones lit by mourning sun.
The above poem is about death and life. For those who are interested in the structure of poetry, It is generally made up of dimeter lines, (lines of poetry that only have two metrical feet) That means that each line has one unSTRESSED sylABLE followed by another. This meter was chosen by randomness, but I have tried to keep the shorter lines on the 2nd antithesis in lines 5 & 6. Antithesis is a poetic device where two things are the direct opposite of each other. The other shorter lines fall on or near turns in the poem. Obviously, the first two lines are also antithesis. The poem does not use many other devices until near the end where metaphor and a multiplicity of meaning coming into play in the last two lines. The word “mourning,” as used here is a homophone (a word that sounds like another one), which I have used to create multiple meanings. If you enjoyed this poem or any of my poetry don’t forget to subscribe. Thanks for reading.
