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The Wood Nymph

Ellis Parker Butler 1869 (Muscatine) – 1937 (Williamsville)

A glint of her hair or a flash of her shoulder —
That is the most I can boast to have seen,
Then all is lost as the shadows enfold her,
Forest glades making a screen of their green,
Could I cast off all the cares of tomorrow—
Could I forget all the fret of today
Then, my heart free from the burdens I borrow,
Nature’s chaste spirit her face would display.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCDCD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 363
Words 74
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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