Dreaming
Her mind’s indigo
is a dye being
squeezed to death
by moonlight.
She dreams
of green slippers
sliding over
smooth stones
down to the river
where each pattern
will appear to her
while she sleeps.
The weaver dreams
with her hands
wheeling through
the air brilliant
with incense,
casting wide nets.
Moon in cornflower –
kingfisher and fish.
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Submitted on April 11, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX AXBX BXBX AX XX XXBX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 322 |
Words | 58 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 4 |
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