Analysis of Safe Harbor

Papa Swindell 1953 (Miami, Fl.)



1)I never hear her footsteps
But, I sense that she is there
Stepping thru the shadows
Flowers in her hair
She spurns her silk kimono
On  the polished bamboo floor
Pulls the belt from my waist
I’m addicted to her taste
The candles glisten on the brass
Crystal cups, and window glass
Somewhere, up beyond the hill
A hoot owl calls, then  all is still
The moonlight slips across the floor
Upon the bed, and out the door
I pull the blanket over us
She moves closer, at its touch
Chorus)Tho, she is so petite
She makes me feel complete
Her heartbeat is my rudder
Her whisper is my wind
Her love is my Northern Star
Safe harbor, just beyond the bar
2)She always wakes before me
She brings me honeyed tea
Love can transform any man
Warms, like sunshine on the sand
Fulfills, every promise made
Cuts deeper, than any blade
She moves like, a dancer
And, I can’t look away
Lazy man! Go, you’ll soon be through
The morning sky is turning blue
I cannot keep you here, alone
But, I’ll be here..
When you get home
(Repeat Chorus)

joe 5-21-20
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Scheme XAXAXBCCDDEEBBFXGGHXIIJJXXKKHXLLXXXF X
Poetic Form
Metre 110101 1111111 10101 10001 1101010 1010011 101111 1010101 01010101 1010101 110101 01111111 0110101 01010101 11010101 1110111 10111101 111101 011110 010111 0111101 11010101 111011 11111 1101101 111101 01100101 1101101 111010 011101 10111111 01011101 11011101 1111 1111 0110 1 1
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,025
Words 198
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 36, 2
Lines Amount 38
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 403
Words per stanza (avg) 99

About this poem

It’s about love.

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Written on May 21, 1920

Submitted by Pooocat on August 09, 2021

Modified on March 19, 2023

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Papa Swindell

I’m a retired trauma medic, and firefighter. I started writing about a year ago, after taking a few years off. Mostly, I just give these away. I really hope, you like it! ☮️ more…

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