Homelight
HOMELIGHT
By
Gene McSweeney
Hurry now!
The sun is hiding behind dark, distant hills,
And creeping shadows stretch and grow
Into mysterious caves, and . . .
Hurry now!
Across the school yard—no big kids!
Through the leaf piles, crisp and crackling.
Was that sound me, or maybe . . .
Hurry now!
On past big dog—chained or sleeping?
Down the tracks without a miss.
Mom’s surely worried and Dad will be . . .
Hurry now!
The cornbread will be hard—the pintos cold.
Now, the churchyard is all that’s left to cross.
Oh, dear God, make me fast and bold . . .
Hurry now!
Check both shoestrings! Tie them tight!
Carry me swiftly, Red Ball Jets,
To the warming beam of my homelight.
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Submitted on December 31, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | axb CxxaCxdbCdxbCaxaCaxa |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 665 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 20 |
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