As I sat there . . .
As I sat there and felt my fingertips slowly ,
slide against the sand and the wind rush,
rapidly through my hair, watching as the warm summer
sun set,
listening to the ocean water which seemed to be
satisfying,
as the wind glided along it.
As the crickets sang their summer night song,
I looked up to see the clouds slowly fade,
seeing how calm and beautiful it was,
I realized I wouldn't rather be anywhere else but
where I was then,
as I sat there and opened my eyes I looked around
finding myself surrounded by the same four walls...
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | A X X A X X X X X X X X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 523 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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