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Midnight afterbirth at noon

Richard Stephan

Unfathomable delight in the whirling matrix of a concerto
Nothing is better than the riffs of rhythmic divinity in fluxless light
Except the humane occult expression of the theoretical fiasco
Life and death in pond scum on the dinner table of pride and might.

Right and left uppercuts to the unmasked ghost miss the marks
All power points and essential properties of the genius, shocked barks
Of dogs, women and animated fauna fearing reaper's dead heartbeating Termination being quantitative quality of the only reason to fear and sing.

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RICHARD JOSEPH STEPHAN
c. June 15, 2014 Father's Day
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Submitted on August 26, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CCX XXX
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 584
Words 98
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3
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