Stonewall Street
That morning on Stonewall Street
I can't forget, it sank so deep
From everywhere the fog did seep
The halos made the streetlamps weep
Quieter than a church it seemed
Like something found in a dream
No place to go, we walked along
Our footsteps echoed their own song
An old mystery, I might have known
Came to mind as we walked along
Converted gas lights, cobblestones
Now in a time they did not belong
Many times we've sung the song
Now it seems the words are wrong
How much pain has this street known
Heartaches, sorrow, sadness grown
Do you mind if I repeat
On some day should we meet
On the edge where some don't weep
In the shadows of Stonewall Street
About this poem
Sometimes one wants to revisit places that draw us back to another time. But life is a one-way street.
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Written on January 20, 2020
Submitted by lubigibbons on May 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBB XXCC DCXC CCDD AABA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 659 |
Words | 128 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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