The long dim shadows
Of surrounding trees,
The hooting sound of an owl,
With enchanting whispers of the breeze.
The rhythmic movements
Of scudding clouds,
The cock-a-doodle-doo of a cock,
With tranquilizing gurgles of the brooks.
The gentle sharp tingles
Of moving reeds,
The chirping of a cricket,
With startling buzzes of wild bees.
A remembrance of our existence,
The very essence of our being,
That as they live on,
So should we.
Here is a poem about nature and life. The essence of living is made known through nature.
The poem is in four stanzas with each stanza made up of a quatrain (four lines).
This poem has no end rhymes but gets its rhythm through the repetition of words, sounds and similar ideas.
Poetic devices in this poem include:
1. Onomatopoeia, as seen in the sounds such as cock-a-doodle-doo,
2. Repetition, as seen in the repetition of the first word of each line in the first three stanzas.
3. Alliteration, as seen in -z- which alliterates in line 12.