syncopated
Errol Lewis 1976 (kingston)
Black spurs do not match
The time stops occasionally
Even my nothingness has meaning
As the clouds roll over each day
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Written on June 01, 2022
Submitted by warriorpoetmarine on June 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 117 |
| Words | 21 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
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