The Contradiction Rhymed
Playing cards at
29
I bet the man with
my last dime
He set the clock
he kept the time
The table swung
the voices climbed
All chips transparent
a pot sublime
A last wager made,
—the contradiction rhymed
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2015)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on December 07, 2015
Modified on April 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX XA XA XB XA XB X |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 253 |
Words | 43 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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