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A Lonely Poet- A Cento

Larry Wells Jr 2003 (Nevada)

I dwell in a lonely house I know (Frost)
I am a poet and writer (Sehgal)
Speaking with no voice (Poet)
The world forgetting, by the world forgot (Harpur)

"Ghost House" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 12 Dec. 2021. .

"A Poet's Home" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 12 Dec. 2021. .

"Where Is My Home" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 12 Dec. 2021. .

"Lost in a Place" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. WEB. 12 Dec. 2021 .

About this poem

A cento is a patchwork poem pieced together from the words of other poets. This poem was Larry's way to pay homage to those who came before him and those who inspired him.

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Written on December 11, 2021

Submitted by larrywellsjr03 on December 12, 2021

Modified on April 04, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX X A A X
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 632
Words 101
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 1, 1, 1, 1
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