Analysis of Sand Waves
The ocean washing over the morning sand
like one giant textured rolling pin
A cerulean plow with heavy crystal blades breaking the golden sand and cutting a furrow for small sea creatures to grow like seeds
| Scheme | ABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tercet |
| Metre | 01010100101 111010101 011110101100101010010111101111 |
| Characters | 207 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 57 |
| Words per line (avg) | 12 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 171 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
About this poem
I am in love with the ocean, especially the Washington state coast where I grew up. One of my favorite phenomena is “sand waves”. Sand waves are long undulating ridges of sand created by tidal currents, some stretching hundreds of meters long. I get a smile on my face every time I get the pleasure of seeing this massive coastal pattern. I often take my shoes off and walk barefoot on the uneven sand while I look for shells and sea creatures.
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Written on November 22, 2022
Submitted by hartde on November 22, 2022
Modified on April 02, 2023
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