Analysis of The Magic of the Gulf
There is something to be said
About the gulf of the ocean at night.
It’s such a different world
Than that of the daylight.
The way the sand sparkles
In between your toes
Or all the twinkles in the distance
For as far as your sight goes.
How the moon just glistens
On the water for miles it seems
And the stars lining the blanket
that once were the suns ray beams.
How the sting ray dance to the music
Beneath the rolling waves
While sand crab scurry down
The path the seashore paves.
So much magic unfolds
Along the seaside at dark
I even catch glimpses at sunset
Of a shiver of shark
It may be rare or even
Far fetched to believe
But once I even got to
See an anemone.
Yes, there is surely
something to be said
It’s so plain to see.
But this must stay
Between just you and me.
As I walk along the beach
Whispering my secrets, hopes and dreams
To the man in the moon
I thank the universe for
Letting me be a part
Of this magical loom.
This is the place I recharge
And clear all my mind
To cleanse my soul
And leave the rest far behind.
Scheme | ABCBDEFEDGHGIJKJLMNMOPQRSASTSUGVWXYZ1 2 1 |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 0101101011 1101001 11101 010110 00111 110100010 1111111 10111 10101111 00110010 1100111 101111010 010101 111101 01011 111001 010111 11011011 101011 1111110 11101 1111011 1110 11110 10111 11111 1111 011101 1110101 100110101 101001 110101 101101 111001 1101101 01111 1111 0101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,053 |
Words | 231 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 39 |
Lines Amount | 39 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 814 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 208 |
About this poem
This is about my happy place and all the things I love about the water.
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Written on April 17, 2022
Submitted by Kellydonald1977 on April 18, 2022
Modified on March 22, 2023
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