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When—Now

Kurt Philip Behm

When did the global depression
begin

When did the leaves start to
wither and fall

When did the answers start questioning
themselves

When did the love vanish that springtime
recalls

Now, every method begets nothing
but madness

Now, the rotten pudding harbors proof
deep within

Now, every deal is dealt from
the bottom

Now, disowned and orphaned
—the truth cowers in sin

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2015)
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Submitted by Kurt Philip Behm on March 22, 2018

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA XX BX XX BX XA CC XA X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 412
Words 66
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
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Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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