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Between the Lines

Mary Bone

I read your old letters
over and over
looking for
a pause or a clause,
possibly a dash,
to see if you still
cared one iota.
I just couldn't read
between the lines.
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Submitted on November 14, 2016

Modified on April 16, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHI
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 155
Words 33
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
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Mary Bone

Mary Bone's poems have appeared in over a hundred publications and online sources. She has also had two books of poetry and several short stories published. more…

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