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Syllables
“
another nameless dusk
passing over the Arabian Sea
last rowboats
dimly visible
at the sealine hem
you, reading
from a holy book
syllables as crisp as the oncoming rain.
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As I work over clauses and commas, I understand that rhythm and cadence have little connection to import, but they should carry the reader on a pleasurable journey. Sentences can be long, three or more complete clauses dancing together, or two clauses with one leaning on the other, or an added phrase of only a few syllables. Sentences and paragraphs are as various as human beings.
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― Essays After Eighty
― Essays After Eighty
