The man in the moon
The world was mine
Up there on your shoulders
I was safe, loved and brave
Other heroes brought their own
But none could
Match your powers
My love for the moon grows
As I search the night skies
To find your smile
This time of year takes me back
To the day your heart stopped
Because mine stopped
a little then too
The journey has been long and tiring
But I am slowly finding the girl I was - owning the world on your shoulders
Safe, loved and brave.
About this poem
This is about my grandad - he was my first male role model as my dad wasn't constant at the time. He would hoist me up on his shoulders and walk everywhere with me. What makes this special is that he passed away when I was three but my only memory of that time was of him and how I felt around him.
Submitted by Jessica.giger on June 24, 2022
Modified by Jessica.giger on June 24, 2022
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAB XXA XXX XCCX XAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 458 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 4, 3 |
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