Analysis of The Old Man's Moon Dance



We used to come here in the night
When all was calm and the waves
Slapped the rocks like drums
And the sand hissed.
We would look at each other ‘s eyes
And see the fiery passion
Rising with the tide
And our heartbeats pulsated in riot.
We listened to a nocturnal concert
And watched the lights from the fishing rig
Bobbing in and out of view
As our senses were split out of control.

We used to come here  with dreams
Of a big family and poetry
Paintings, sculptures and song
Of genetics uniting continents.

Yes, on this rock we sat drenched and panting
Bruised knees and elbows sore
But resigned to the nectar
Of never ending bliss.
Tonight I dance alone with the moon.


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Poetic Form
Metre 11111001 1111001 10111 0011 111111011 01010010 10101 01011010 1101001010 010110101 1000111 11010011101 1111111 1011000100 101001 1010010100 1111111010 11011 1011010 110101 011101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 673
Words 133
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 12, 4, 5
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 178
Words per stanza (avg) 42

About this poem

An old African man revisits a spot where he once danced in the moonlight with his American Lover.

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Written on 2020

Submitted by Shuziman on April 01, 2022

Modified by Shuziman on April 01, 2022

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