Before Sunrise
The silver glow of pale moonlight,
when creeping through streets' noisy din,
illuminates a loving face,
gently caressing satin skin.
Serene and calm, I turn to you,
when day retreats to sleep a while,
and kiss the lips of my love's face
and watch them form into a smile.
I rest my head upon your chest
and feel its gentle rise and fall,
and through the curtains see the stars
and will for waking sun to stall.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 398 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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