Analysis of The Moments We Share



The stolen moments, every day or two, Are the only moments
I have with you. Clandestine encounters, a voice in the distance
Determined, tenacious, resolute persistence.

A ransom, a treasure, or chest of gold, Are inadequate descriptions,
may I be so bold. With wealth or good fortune, none dare compare
To the seconds, the minutes, the hours we share.

Chitchat exchanges, hours of chatter, Searching and probing,
we examine each matter, Cerebral arousal, two spirits in longing
First searching, then finding a need for belonging

Long days, lengthy nights...hard to get through,
When all that I have are these moments with you. Love is the fuel,
this match has ignited, Together one-day, two souls, forever united.

First in the morning, then throughout the night
These thoughts are the vehicles of fancy and flight.
Pensive conjecture is a constant companion
My heart unshackled, set free, inhibition abandoned.

Love's funny, amusing, it invades every hour
From a seed, to a sprout, to a blossoming flower
The moments we share, bring us closer together
Through H*** and high water in good and bad weather.


Scheme XAA XBB CCC XXX DDXX EEEE
Poetic Form
Metre 01010100111101010 1111010010010010 01001010010 010010111110100010 111111111101101 101001001011 10101011010010 1010110100010110010 110110011010 11101111 1111111101111010 1110100101111010010 1001010101 111010011001 100101010010 1101011010010 11001010110010 1011011010010 010111110010 110110010110
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,085
Words 182
Sentences 10
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 44
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 146
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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