Template:Poem-on/doc

A template for poems formatting. To be used in conjunction with closing template. Accepts up to four unnamed (optional) parameters:


 * 1 — Poem title. If omitted, will be substituted with three asterisks (* * *)
 * 2 — Poem subtitle, rendered in italics
 * 3 — Explicit text block width. Indicated in multiples of 4ex with minimum width of 32ex (thus 0 = 32ex, 1 = 36ex, 2 = 40ex etc.). Helpful for wrapping long titles or when  is used for line numbering. If omitted, width is calculated automatically based on longest text line in block
 * 4 — If present, suppresses color text background (value ignored, may be empty)

Usage
gives:

 O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth; Lie close around her; leave no room for mirth With its harsh laughter, nor for sound of sighs. She hath no questions, she hath no replies, Hushed in and curtained with a blessed dearth Of all that irked her from the hour of birth; With stillness that is almost Paradise. Darkness more clear than noon-day holdeth her, Silence more musical that any song; Even her very heart has ceased to stir: Until the morning of Eternity Her rest shall not begin nor end, but be; And when she wakes she will not think it long.