Primavera in the North
Elinor Morton Wylie 1885 (Somerville, New Jersey) – 1928 (New York City, New York)
She has danced for leagues and leagues,
Over thorns and thistles,
Prancing to a tune of Griegg's
Performed on willow whistles.
Antelopes behold her, dazed,
Velvet-eyed, and furry;
Polar flowers, crackle-glazed,
Snap beneath her hurry.
In a wig of copper wire,
A gown of scalloped gauzes,
She capers like a flame of fire
Over Arctic mosses.
All her tears have turned to birds,
All her thoughts of dolour
Paint the snow with scarlet words
And traceries of colour.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EAEX FDFD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 466 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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