Analysis of Along The Beach



I could stay here all night 
Listening to the foamy waves
Crash against the soft creamy sea.
I sink my toes in,  loving the feeling 
That flows up my spine and makes me smile 
All I want to do is take in the sensation 
That is now overwhelming me 
I want more, as I breath in the air 
As if it were a drug I can never get enough of
I could take it in forever 
As I glance up at the night sky 
I feel myself get lost in the deep dream like blue 
I stair mesmerized, so hard to look away
The wind blows and tickles my face 
It's the only thing that brings me back 
To the people who laugh, and walk along with me
I feel slightly guilty for a moment 
Because I haven't said a word. 
Letting the feeling slip away quickly with my mind 
I stop to think about how great it would be 
To have you beside me right now 
Running your toes through the creamy sand
Breathing in the air you can never get enough of 
Looking up at the starry blue sky 
Feeling the wind sweeping through your hair 
And kiss me as we walk along together 
However, all I can do is laugh 
Because you're all that's on my mind 
And I just can't get enough.  


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Poetic Form
Metre 111111 10010101 10101101 1111010010 111110111 111111100010 1110101 111111001 11100111101011 11110010 11111011 11111001111 1110111101 01101011 101011111 101011010111 1110101010 01110101 1001010110111 11110111111 11101111 101110101 1000111101011 101101011 100110111 01111101010 10111111 01111111 0111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,146
Words 230
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 29
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 858
Words per stanza (avg) 226
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Submitted by Ccanter6 on February 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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