In the Dead of Night
Last night, while you were
In the arms of Morpheus, I sat
On your bedside wondering
Why I always find it so hard--
To drive the night away.
I don't know why I love looking
At you, when doing so, I would
Scorch to smoke--hovering
Like cloud in the sky--wanting
To fall like rain--in the dead of night.
Do I love looking at you,
Because you are a beauty to behold?
Are you a dream, come true?
Reality is where we are, but we are
Still there...where once we were
Dreamers of the dream that is--now
Why I have your hand to hold
Like this life I own--
In this moment of time--fleeting.
Almighty God, how soon the rain?
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBXX BXBBX CDC XAXDXB X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 3, 6, 1 |
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