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somewhere still

Edward L. Canavan 1971 (New York)

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caressing
the outside
edges

drawn
to the darkness
of being

there are places in the mind
for the heart to stand alone

and be right with it
and be silent

to find
the deeper shade
of soul

amidst the cacophonous minutiae
of everything all at once.
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Submitted by EdCan71 on May 10, 2015

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX XXA BX XX BXX XX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 236
Words 47
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2
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Edward L. Canavan

Edward L. Canavan is an American poet whose work has been published in Harbinger Asylum, Poetry Quarterly, and The Oddville Press, among others. His second poetry collection entitled "Protest and Isolation" was recently released by Cyberwit Press. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he currently resides in North Hollywood, California, where he practices Buddhism and listens to MC5. more…

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