Taken
(10/18/10)
Taken, between bridges
where the brackish water bends,
leaning in for winding ways
of rushing through and out again.
Taken, near the current
where the water meets the lights,
shimmered picture of the city
reflecting silhouettes of the night.
Taken, under skies
that drown the modest of the stars,
our city lights are competition
for the ones that glisten far.
Taken, as the wind
seeps through our outline in the air,
drowning in the shadow
of our figures standing there.
Taken, when a kiss
sinks into me and back to you,
opened eyes enough to see
that you can feel the river too.
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 31 sec read
- 2 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX XXAX XXXX XBXB XCAC |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 570 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Taken" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Sep. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/85680/taken>.
Discuss the poem Taken with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In