Afternoon, Fields and Factory
Alfred Lichtenstein 1889 – 1914
I can no longer find a place for my eyes.
I cannot hold my legs together.
My heart is hollow. My head is going to burst.
Mushiness all around. Nothing wants to take shape.
My tongue breaks. And my mouth twists.
In my skull there is neither pleasure nor goal.
The sun, a buttercup, rocks itself
On a chimney, its slender stalk.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 11, 2023
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Scheme | ABCDEFGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 328 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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