Anapestic tetrameter

Anapestic tetrameter was a characteristic poetic meter.
In 2369, Data composed a poem in anapestic tetrameter with the following final lines: 
:A Sunset Bloom
:Then we sat on the sand for some time and observed
:How the oceans that cover the world were perturbed
:By the tides from the orbiting moon overhead
:"How relaxing the sound of the waves is," you said.
:I began to expound upon tidal effects
:When you asked me to stop, looking somewhat perplexed
:So I did not explain why the sunset turns red
:And we watched the occurrence in silence instead. ():
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