Eileen
leans on the railing
feeling the ferry
churning from Manhattan
turtling through the bay
away from cinematic's
phosphorescent sparkles:
girl meets boy,
feels the gripping
hand of Kong,
swoons in biplane
fatal combat
relief, remorse
philosophy:
beauty killed the beast.
Closing credits
rolling away
in memories wake.
Bright lit buildings dim
moonlight rides the waves
like moments on a silvered screen
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCDEEFAGHIEBJEDKLEM |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 380 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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