Métrica y rima del poema Cumpleaños en Manhattan

Cumpleaños en Manhattan

de Mario Benedetti

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To-dos-ca-mi-nan5Aa
yo-tam-bién-ca-mi-no6Bb
es-lu-nes-y-ve-ni-mos-con-la-sa-li-vaa-mar-ga14Cc
me-jor-di-cho4Dd
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a-la-som-bra-de-no-sé-cuán-tos-pi-sos11Ff
mi-llo-nes-de-man-dí-bu-las8Gg
que-mas-ti-can-su-go-ma7Hh
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yo-noes-ta-ba4Ll
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de-los-in-nu-me-ra-bles-ex-10Ññ
deex--Ba-tis-ta5Oo
quehoy-sa-can-a-me-ar7Pp
sus-pe-rros-dea-bo-len-go7Qq
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co-mo-Fi-del-Cas-troo-co-mo-Bra-si-lia11Uu
a-brí-los-o-jos-y-can-ta-baun-ga-llo11Vv
tie-ne-queha-ber-can-ta-do7Mm
ne-ce-si-to4Ww
un-ga-llo-que-le-can-teal-Em-pi-re-St-a-te-Buil-ding16Xx
con-to-da-su-pa-sión6Yy
y-laes-pe-ran-za5Zz
de-pa-re-cer-i-gua-les7
o-de-ser-lo4
to-dos-ca-mi-nan5Aa
yo-tam-bién-ca-mi-no6Bb
a-ve-ces-me-de-ten-go7Qq
e-llos-no4
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ten-go-sed-y-me-cues-ta7
diez-cen-ta-vos-de-dó-lar8Pp
o-tro-ju-go-de-fru-ta7
con-gus-toa-Gua-te-ma-la7
es-te-cum-ple-a-ños6Kk
noes2
mi-ver-da-de-ro5
por-quees-teal-re-de-dor7
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mi-ver-da-de-ro5
los-cum-pli-ré-más-tar-de7
en-fe-bre-rooen-mar-zo6
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los-cum-pli-ré-más-tar-de7
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pe-roés-te-noes-mi-ver-da-de-ro9
to-dos-ca-mi-nan5Aa
yo-tam-bién-ca-mi-no6Bb
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yel-me-xi-ca-no-quea-pren-dióa-mas-car-chi-cles12
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su-be-li-co-sos-mie-do-co-lec-ti-vo11
mi-ran-y-re-co-no-cen-mi-ren-gue-ra11
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co-mo-los-au-tos-de-la-mis-ma-mar-ca11
que-seha-cen-u-na-se-ña-con-las-lu-ces11
nun-caes-tu-vo-tan-le-jos7
e-se-cie-lo4
nun-caes-tu-vo-tan-le-jos7
y-tan-chi-co4
un-trián-gu-loi-sós-ce-les-nu-bla-do10Mm
que-ni-si-qui-e-raes-u-na-nu-been-te-ra12
ten-gou-nas-ga-nas-cur-sis7
do-lo-ro-sas4
de-ver-al-go-de-mar7Pp
de-sen-tir-co-mo-llue-veen-An-des-y-Co-lo-nia13
deo-ír-a-mi-mu-jer-di-cien-do-cual-qui-er-co-sa14
dees-cu-char-las-bo-ci-nas7
y-de-pu-te-ar-con-e-co8Jj
de-con-se-guir-un-tan-go7
un-pe-da-zo-de-tan-go7
to-ca-do-por-cual-qui-e-ra8
que-no-se-a-Kos-te-la-netz9
pe-ro-tam-bién-es-bue-no7
sen-tir-al-gu-na-vez-un-po-co-de-ter-nu-ra13
ha-ciaes-te-cho-rroe-nor-me7
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di-ga-mos-por-e-jem-ploha-ciau-na-ma-dree-quis12
quea-yer-en-el-zo-o-ló-gi-co-de-Cen-tral-Park14
le-de-cí-aa-su-ni-ño-con-pre-cio-sa-nos-tal-gia14
lo-ok-Johnny-th-is-is-a-cow9
por-que-cla-ro4
nohay-va-cas-en-tre-los-ras-ca-cie-los10
yo-tro-po-co-de-fe7
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cuan-do-pa-sen-o-sim-ple-men-te-can-ten11
las-tres-cla-ses-de-se-res-más-vi-vos-dees-te-Nor-te14
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to-dos-ca-mi-nan5Aa
pe-ro-yo4
mehe-sen-ta-do4Mm
un-yan-qui-de-do-cea-ños-me-lus-tra-los-za-pa-tos14
él-no-sa-be-quehoyes-mi-cum-ple-a-ños10Kk
ni-si-qui-e-ra-que-noes-mi-ver-da-de-ro12
por-mi-cos-ta-do-pa-san-to-dos-e-llos11
a-a-so-yo-po-drí-a-ser-un-dios-pro-vi-so-rio14
que-con-tem-pla-rai-ner-me-su-re-ba-ño11
o-po-drí-a-ser-un-hé-ro-e-más-pro-vi-so-rioa-ún15
y-dis-fru-tar-mis-tre-ce-mi-nu-tos-es-ta-tua-rios14
pe-ro-to-does-tá-cla-ro7
yes-más-dul-ce4
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so-bre-to-do-más-dul-ce7
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y-sen-tir-se-deu-na-vez-pa-ra-siem-pre11
ol-vi-da-doy-tran-qui-lo7
co-moun-ce-roa-laiz-qui-er-da.8