I RISE AT NIGHT WITH THE MOON

Jesus Betancourt 1955 (New York)



Consisting of sixty percent water
My somnambulant stroll is under lunar control
The ebb in my gait doesn't matter
As long as I can equally flow

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Written on October 08, 2021

Submitted by jb809499 on December 08, 2021

Modified on April 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 144
Words 26
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

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