Eclipse



What if the moon and sun are as twin flame lovers
One always chasing the other
Rarely catching one another
Always missing each other.
Every so often in an abyss
They catch up and kiss
And the world stands in awe of their total eclipse

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Metaphor of the sun and moon

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Written on October 01, 2021

Submitted by Jenni94perkins on April 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBBCCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 241
Words 51
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7

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  • Jmarie
    I resonate well with this one — the sun and moon being twin flames - it spoke to me
    LikeReply1 year ago

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