Easton's Beach
Alice Duer Miller 1874 (New York) – 1942 (New York)
LAST night I saw a city by the sea,
Outlined in sparks of fire;
Those wreathed lamps made all a fantasy -
Arch, dome and spire.
I saw above the waters pale and gray,
The pale moon stand,
I heard, but faint and sweet and far away,
A martial band.
The distant voices in the streets, the sound
Of laughter from the towers
Made where we swam the solitude profound:
The sea was ours.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 375 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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