After a Party
I raced to catch the sun to
Keep it from its eclipse. I
Hoped to stop that moment with me
Sitting beside you.
A single instant letting me forget
All of my trials and troubles
And loss of wind,
Defining simplicity as two.
Quick as a savage breeze we
Flew this endless journey -
A vain search for a terminus;
A sun setting in a sea of blue.
Please don't stop me
If too often I say
I'll never forget the sunset
I didn't see that day.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBA CDXA BBDA BECE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 415 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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