Colored By The Numbers
Diametric …
art and commerce
Twining symbols
colors adverse
Yin & Yang
divergent segues
Each stigmatic
bloddy payday
Fraternal image
Louvre / Montmartre
Black tie bidding
cobbled heart
A poor man sings
a rich man vies
On bartered canvas
—truth defies
(Dreamsleep: November, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 18, 2023
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| Scheme | ABXBABAXXXAXXCXC X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 290 |
| Words | 47 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16, 1 |
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