Nairobi night sky.
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
I am in school, lying on my bed
Leaning my face into the window
Inclusively watching the sky, darkened
Leaving for the sky-scrapers at the hill brow
Pondering vigorously on my mind
Why some stars are more bright
Peering at the innermost of my mind
Where I try the problem answer to get
Who made Venus more beautiful?
And how was the fact established
While leaning on the window, I try to peer through
At least to see the beauty it is beheld
Could it be the smoke that tainted others,
Missed Venus by inches?
Can it also be a blanket on others;
And Venus is clothed with light cotton dress?
And in altogether the sky is different from home’s
Our sky is full of many stars
Against the few I see on this
Also it has few moons!
Oh dreary sky!
© GIDRAF MWANGI
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Submitted by GIDRAF on May 22, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXX BXBX XXXA CXCX XXXX X X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 743 |
Words | 145 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1, 1 |
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