Pygmy Poem

Quaid-Uz-Zaman 1954 (Jamalpur)



1.

poetry
deep in the mantle of darkness
a pink pearl weeping.

2.

public domain:
a return to the self
a mirror lost.

3.

rumours blocked and
facts fanciful
myths turn to the Greek.
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Submitted by Quaid-Uz-Zaman on December 10, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXX XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 168
Words 34
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3

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Retired college teacher.Has published two books of poetry. Also has poems published online. more…

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