Limpia con este trapo
las fronteras,
los techos de los hombres, escarba
el oro
acumulado
y reparte
ios bienes
escondidos
I discovered long ago that Neruda's free verse is pretty scannable:
Limpia con este trapo las fronteras, [11]
los techos de los hombres [7]
escarba el oro acumulado [9]
y reparte los bienes escondidos [11].
The traditional combination of 11 and 7 goes back to Garcilaso. Modern poets mix in lines of 9 with that, which makes sense. The odd numbered lines usually have that binary rhythm.
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