Window On The World
Our little lighthouse lies
high up a canyoned hill
between two empty skies.
Above, below, they fill
our big bay window's field
of view, our wedge of world.
Their burning blue's annealed
with swaying pines, a swirl
of cooling hues. Across
bright space, the pulsing stars
of passing planes. The gloss
of spreading cities far
below. Beyond, blue-green,
the sparkle of the sea.
Above it, barely seen,
puffed clouds scud by. But we
stand still. Our window stays
unmoved through shifting light,
to hold the sun by day
and all the stars at night.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DXDX EFEF XGXG |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 520 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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