The Heart Cry

Francis William Bourdillon 1852 (Runcorn) – 1921



She turned the page of wounds and death
With trembling fingers. In a breath
The gladness of her life became
Naught but a memory and a name.

Farewell! Farewell! I might not share
The perils it was yours to dare.
Dauntless you fronted death: for me
Rests to face life as fearlessly.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 288
Words 54
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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