The midnight sky was clear last night,
Full moon illumined the ground;
The heavens were a wondrous sight—
Sparkling stars shone all around.
I stood there gazing at the sky,
Entranced by their steadfastness;
A shooting star sailed quickly by,
But changed not heaven’s vastness.
Star-studded heavens like forever are—
My life as brief as that small shooting star.
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Scansion:
Ravenfly — a 10-line poem (decastich) comprised of two quatrains and a couplet
Syllabic structure: 8-7-8-7, 8-7-8-7, 10-10
Rhythm not specified
Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ee
Dark Side of the Moon 