The Silent Poet
JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)
Residing high in an abandoned building
In an anonymous city can be found
A hermit poet was existing
Writing poetry without making a sound
The ghetto was his neighborhood view
Ruins surrounded every street
Wrote to reimagine slums into something new
His poetry turned sour into sweet
Walking around the city among the poor
Trying to find the poetic hermit
Expecting he was still writing more
Beautiful poems his silence would permit
Discovered him high above a rooftop
He appeared to be sitting on a cloud
Meditating while staring directly up
Chanting poetry without speaking out loud
About this poem
The Beatles " Fool On The Hill " was a poet.
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Written on October 05, 2023
Submitted on October 06, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD XXXX XEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 586 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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