Imitation #3 I Have Seen by Phri Thomas.

I Have Seen

By Plri Thomas

I'd rather be like lighting, for it has no earthly gate,    A       
It strikes the earth naturally, and not with deadly hate, A
I'd rather be like thunder, for that is children's shouts, B
I'd rather be a tear of sorrow than a smile of arrogance.  C

I know not which way my words will be borne by the wind, D
But I do know that I plant the seed E
Among all the people of my earth deep within, F
That all can stand with a loving hand G

 These lines from the poem are saying that the character would be peaceful and miserable rather than happy but arrogant. I will say these lines express a sense of confession. The text itself makes this clear, for example in the first four lines. The character says he wants to be like thunder, to me this means that even if he or she may be an element of danger but will hurt nothing or harm no one. The rhyme scheme for these lines will be A, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. There are some literary elements used in these lines, for example similes were used in the first four lines comparing the character to lighting and thunder. Also there is ending rhyme in the first two lines where “gate” and “hate” are placed at the end of the line.