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Contemplating the Waves

Shirley Luke

The push-pull of a white-capped surface
The water reflecting the boat's shadow
Dark surface ridges slapping
Against  its hull
The sea, formed by rivukets
From a stream
Miles and miles away
That started as a drop, a trickle
Now sways the vessel
It is of no consequence
The night is calm
The moon glows
On the surface of the waves
That are endless
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Submitted on January 05, 2013

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Scheme ABCDAEFDDGHIJA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 332
Words 63
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
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