An Ode To Nothing (on white)

Xavier Russo
An Ode To Nothing (on white) by Xavier Russo

An Ode To Nothing (on white)

Can nothing be an important concept in itself?

This poem pays homage to the invention of zero as a number, in the form of a rhyming riddle. And (foolishly for my sanity) I decided to add the constraint that the first letter of each line would spell out the alphabet.

(Check out the text version here )

  • Anne van Alkemade

    Anne van AlkemadeWordsmith, about 1 year ago

    So well done. At first I thought the first letters were going to spell out something naughty (until I got to ‘C’) ;o)
    Kept me guessing until ‘Z’/

  • Graeme Pettit Photography

    Graeme Pettit ..., about 1 year ago

    Very clever – I’m not normally one for reading poetry, but this appeals to my warped sense of humour greatly.

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil..., about 1 year ago

    Not an easy thing to do yet done so well!
    Wonderful work Xavier! :D

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart, about 1 year ago

    Fantastic work, one of the best poems I’ve read in a very long time.

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