Prose Poetry
A prose composition
that, while not broken into verse lines, demonstrates other traits such as symbols,
metaphors, and other figures of speech common to poetry.
“The Girl Who Never Rained”
in Goest, by Cole Swensen
Oddly enough, there was always a
city block of clear weather on every side of her, a space just large enough
that the casual passerby simply thought, "What an odd spot of calm,"
and often even people who knew her well never quite put it together, as, after
all, it's not that unusual to have a break in a storm, though they'd develop,
after a while, an odd inclination to be with her without really thinking out
why. Other than that, her life was neither better nor worse than most, except,
of course, for the crowds.
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