Quarter Moon Tonight
philip lacey 1956 (United Kingdom)
He slipped out under cover of the night
Moving silent keeping out of sight
Looking for easy money in his hands
Working on impulse never making plans
It’s dark outside it's night outside
Just a quarter moon giving light tonight
Plate glass window looks easy to break
Smash and grab make his escape
Alarm bells ringing as he runs for cover
Needs a place to hide to let his lungs recover
It’s dark outside it's night outside
Just a quarter moon giving light tonight
His pulse is racing fast his teeth are tightly gritted
A copper on the beat pursues him down the street
Arresting him for the crime he’s committed
That’s the risk he takes for the way he makes his living
Judge and jury won’t be forgiving
He’ll have to say goodbye to his wife and his child
‘Cause he won’t be slipping out undercover for a while
It’s dark outside it's night outside
Just a quarter moon giving light tonight
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Submitted by musopa on May 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | aaxx BA xxcc BA axx ddxx BA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 883 |
Words | 163 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 4, 2, 3, 4, 2 |
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