Today Is The Day
Naomi Hopkins 1985 (California)
Today is the day
We Will Look Up and Say,
"The monster comes tonight
In The Absence Of The Light,"
A Truth To Tell, A Battle To Be Won
By A Mother's Only Son
Today Is The Day
We Will Look Down And Say
That Was A Glorious Battle At Night
In The Absence of the light
Today Is The Day The Monster Died
Forever Taken By The Tide
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Submitted on January 24, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | Aa bB cc Aa bB dd |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 348 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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