Nothingness
Keith Lankford 1964 (AL)
I am nothing
Smaller then the smallest grain of sand
Resting at the bottom
Of the lowest valley on Earth
Gazing out into the infinite Universe above me
Welcoming a coming deluge
As I seek a flood of love and knowledge
Cascading from the mountainous heights
Flowing swiftly with much force
As it fills the valley in which I lay
Drowning me
About this poem
Buddhism Philosophy
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Submitted by Keithdalankford on November 17, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 341 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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