Song in Exile

Alice Duer Miller 1874 (New York) – 1942 (New York)



THE rustling palms bend readily
Between the sun and me;
The trades blow warm and steadily
Across the turquoise sea;
But I'd rather feel the March wind bite
In the country of the free.

Hibiscus and camellias
Bloom here abundantly,
And roses and gardenias ­
The sweetest flowers there be ­
But I'd rather see through the bare north woods
One bridal dogwood tree.

The tropic light is mellow
As a lamp in a lighted room;
The sun shines high and yellow
In the quivering cloudless dome;
But, oh, for the snow and the cruel cold
And the rigors of my home!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAAXA BABABA CXCDXD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 541
Words 104
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6

Alice Duer Miller

Alice Duer Miller was a writer from the U.S. whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses made an impact on the suffrage issue, and her verse novel The White Cliffs encouraged U.S. entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays. more…

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