Analysis of Shadow
Erick Arvizu 1980 (Williamsburg, VA)
The sunlight bathes you
Cleansing with its living light
Your long legs and smile shine
Leaving a preview of the night
A sexy silhouette lingers
Mesmerizingly swaying
Your dancing shadow enthralls
I’m yearning to be your plaything
Looking to your glowing eyes
The Caribbean comes to mind
Your golden locks pure brilliance
In my dreams you’re all I’d find
Pink rose petals so soft
Fragrant as a morning meadow
Your lips call for a kiss
The way Pan needs his shadow
I reach to pull you in
I’ve got to let you know
But my arms are empty
Just grasping at a shadow
| Scheme | XAXA BCBC XDXD XEXE XEXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 0111 1011101 111011 1001101 0100110 110 11011 1101111 1011101 00100111 1101110 0111111 111011 1010101 111101 011111 111110 111111 111110 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 553 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
You can get lost in your heart and mind wanting something so badly.
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Written on August 17, 2021
Submitted by thepumpkinklng on August 17, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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