'Just One Look'
She wasn’t a beauty
though pretty enough
Her gait charismatic
with looks to rebuff
He wanted to stop her
he waited and watched
For light in the tunnel
one chance not to botch
At last she took notice
his heart beating fast
Their eyes locked together
a fleeting repast
Time was suspended
new love in the air
As she boarded her plane
—leaving only a stare
(The New Room: November, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 19, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB CXXX XXCA XDXD C |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 394 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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