How Shall I Compare You
Shall I compare you to that fair golden moon but it is pale and scarred too,
I shall be your author and you be my rhyme,
You are too fair and too beautiful,
May you reign in me and forever you shine.
Shall I compare you to a crimson red rose but that entails thorns too,
In every moment of my life, your need is ever present,
You are too pretty and too faithful,
You are a joy that makes my life ideally pleasant,
Shall I compare you to a melodious cuckoo but that is coloured in black too,
A desire and a hope that every being wish for,
You are too seraphic and too peaceful,
That has bestowed my life with charm and loving decor.
About this poem
The poet compares the love of his life to diametric beauties presented in the world.
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Written on March 05, 2023
Submitted by jayant on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBX ACBC ADBD |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 633 |
Words | 139 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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