This is a variation of common measure with three alternating rhymes and meters. The first and third are in iambic tetrameter and the second in iambic trimeter. The structure is as followed:
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“Sun and Moon”
Shinning sun, ruler of the day,
You burn an impression
In every mind upon this earth
For every passing day you freshen.
Lovely moon, queen of darken way,
Gleaming light has grand expression
You glisten with such brilliant worth.
What lovely procession.
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