Moon
I like her best when she leans
Sharp goldenrod against a stirred patch of sky.
A little less when she's evil and giant,
Making threats to me. Hanging.
She never seems lazy enough
For what she is. . . .
Or for what purpose she serves.
Perhaps it's only me playing Paris.
Lying beneath her sisters,
Having trouble with why she is there at all.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX XXX XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 332 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3 |
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