Chant:
It was the hornbill that spoke it.
In the nothing, becoming nothing,
begetting nothing; this is everything.
The world is old, the world is new
How does the darkness hide?
In the nothing, becoming nothing,
begetting nothing; this is everything.
The world is old, the world is new
The sun is no bigger than a crab.
In the nothing, becoming nothing,
begetting nothing; this is everything.
The world is old, the world is new
Hot soup is devoured from the edges.
In the nothing, becoming nothing,
begetting nothing; this is everything.
The world is old, the world is new
The blood sign is red; burning like fire.
In the nothing, becoming nothing,
begetting nothing; this is everything.
The world is old, the world is new
It has no name; silence is its name.
In the nothing, becoming nothing,
begetting nothing; this is everything.
The world is old, the world is new.
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Submitted by Nazetel on September 01, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xAA B xAA B xAA B xAA B xAA B xAA B |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 838 |
Words | 151 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1 |
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