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Nothing

John Boyd 1960 (Danville Va)

Free verse
Nothing,
Has hurt me more.
Nothing,
Could even the score.

Nothing,
Could possibly see,
Nothing,
With or with out me.

Nothing,
In a consuming flame,
Nothing,
Could ever be the same.

Nothing,
Nothing,
Nothing,
Nothing.

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How great is nothing?

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Written on July 24, 2021

Submitted by problemchildgrowup on September 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbAb AcAc AdAd AAAA
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 202
Words 35
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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