The Group 0 Elements
The Group 0 Elements
By Xiaoyuan Yin
A guy walked by but no footsteps were heard. It could be on any dusk
You sat in the community garden
wrapped in a shabby grey blanket, disguised as a blind man -- thronging feet sparkled on your eardrums
like flowers on a Chinese perfume tree, rising from the surface of
mirror-smooth pavements. Chalky-white face, luscious lips, folded arms……
all those seem more like personal symbols. A splash! That’s the sound of October pigeons
landing on the streets. Yesterday, the black-and-white photo
of a violinist who used to frequent here
appeared for the last time in the newspaper – among obituary notices.
And all of you started to change your umbrellas and locks this morning,
neglecting rays of the sun, which ran by in black-nylon shafts
like small beasts of prey. You caught a glimpse of the construction crew,
busy repairing the bridge guardrails. The cordon they have drawn looked like a roll of film
“On duty today?” You talked to him when you passed by
He turned around and looked right into your eyes, startled and somewhat upset
Under the v-neck of his baseball jacket, a silver chain
dangled across. The fact was: He seldom communicated,
or trusted… He just walked away, with his brothers, all in different directions,
like a hardcore band, spitting up
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Submitted by catherineink on July 03, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AX XXAXXB XXXXXX XXX XXBX |
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,300 |
Words | 224 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 6, 6, 3, 4 |
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