Zen
I see a certain
Importance, an energy
Inherent in all
Creation
A warm love that can be
Found somewhere in
Even the ugliest, the
Darkest of places
A kiss after broken
Glass, after thunder, a
Cloak of comfort on
A windswept mountaintop
Time twists and turns
Around every leaf
The flicker of every
Candle, around me
When I walk, the world
Speaks to me, in little
Whispers, without words
Without tone
Pure expression
Of the thing, the self
Being and letting be
All that is, that
Will be
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Submitted on November 04, 2013
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXA BXCX ACXX XXBB XXXX AXBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 458 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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