Inching
Moments like this flicker
Like a candle at the seashore.
We did not know how long it would last.
There they were: embraced,
Moving side to side
On the embankment
That overlooks the interstate.
The long grass tickled my mother's knees;
My father's cheek grew red.
They spoke in whispers
That the sweeping clouds enveloped
And stole away from us.
Their quiet moment:
Disturbed only by the
Gaze of two small daughters
As we got closer.
We were inching,
Climbing higher up the hill
To get a better look.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXX XXBX XX CXX BXCA XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 481 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3 |
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