An Enchantress
Roberto Suárez Torres 1983 (New York)
Dawn not have I seen in a pair of eyes
when reached the summit I stood on of mounts,
nor dry sailors ever sipped deep a fount,
with black sackcloth that in a sound grot lies!
alas! my echoes sting the ears that bend sharp,
if perchance under this storm on a shore,
as a ship, girded thirst on glowing sands moor,
fain led by a twinkle plucked from a harp...
For shall a sole droplet poured on my bogs,
thereof gardens wide in rows thus flower,
each hand glean on your isle, tears ever gone?
or shall noon the sun's rays gallows shower;
longer a strip of a black, thick lash flog,
plumes heard thrice, loud crow sad in early hours?
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Written on July 20, 2022
Submitted by robertrad2021 on July 20, 2022
Modified by robertrad2021 on March 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AXXA BXXB XCX CXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 634 |
| Words | 138 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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