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Song # 1

Luis A. Estable 1958 (Oriente, Cuba)

When she does dance when the night falls
And sings her songs of faithful love,
A great delight upon me falls
As if I were in heaven above.
And then I say with voice of child,
" Her dance and song, what a great joy!"

When she does dance those dances pretty
And sings her songs with much delight,
I say aloud, "Yes, charming Mary,
What glorious thing did give you birth?"
And then I shed some tears, my crying.
Mary's divine! I'm not here lying!"
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Submitted by luisestable1 on March 13, 2023

Modified on March 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABXX CXCXDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 445
Words 96
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
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Luis A. Estable

Luis A. Estable, poet for more than twenty years. Single, no children; originally from Cuba. Writes poems in several styles: sonnets, songs, haikus, children's verses, free style verse and more. Has published three books of poetry: " Eighty-Three Sonnets, Book One," Religious, Thirty Sonnets," "My Mind Simply Saying. All of them available on Amazon books. Has degrees from SFCC and EWU. Lives in Spokane, WA. Thinks that poetry is the most compact and beautiful expression known to man, and that a poem never reaches perfection; the work goes one and this is a good advice to keep, especially for young poets. more…

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  • dougb.19255
    dougb.19255
    Referring to the Catholic Mary or just some other sweet Girl bringing delight to the write. Good message. Perhaps a testimony. Short, adequate, drawing in.
    LikeReply1 year ago
    • luisestable1
      luisestable1
      I thank you for reading and commenting. Your words serve well the poem; thus, many thanks.
      LikeReply1 year ago
    • dougb.19255
      dougb.19255
      you are welcome. I follow your stuff eagerly…Wayne.
      LikeReply1 year ago

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