Sun Shines
The sun shines,
I stare across into nowhere.
I see the tops of trees
and wonder why they are alone.
All the buildings spiral into the air:
phallic soldiers without uniform.
Is this a man's world?
What would it be like if women
had dominated from the beginning?
A lot different to what I see now.
Changes occur,
this century is different,
and the next? Who knows?
Here we are, naked and free,
we live by rules, a paradox.
This world needs changing
so our children's children
shall live in peace.
The sun shines,
I stare across into everywhere.
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Submitted on June 04, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Ab xx bxx cdx xxx xx dcx Ab |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 523 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2 |
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