Obiter Dictum



you whisper
in the chilly
bedside morning,

"snowed last night,"

but the warmth of what you say won't reach me
until i step into the icy city.
inside your scarf,
my ears sweat.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAX X AAXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 168
Words 34
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 1, 4

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