Big Orange Moon
Patrick Joslin 1968 (Menominee, MI.)
About this poem
My niece has been battling cancer for many years, this past week hospice was called in. She has had a page on Facebook messenger to keep family and friends in the loop on the progress of her treatment over the years. One of her friends posted a photo of The big Orange moon last night on her page. I had made a comment of how beautiful it was over the bay where I live. My eldest sister private messaged me this morning and said my words I used to describe the moon seemed like it would be a good poem, so I penned this poem to her this morning at 4:11a. m. more »
Written on March 08, 2023
Submitted by Shawn.pj on March 08, 2023
Modified on March 09, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABCBDEFGF |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 196 |
| Words | 48 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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