An Unmarked Festival
Alice Meynell 1847 (London) – 1922
There's a feast undated, yet
Both our true lives hold it fast,--
Even the day when we first met.
What a great day came and passed,
--Unknown then, but known at last.
And we met: You knew not me,
Mistress of your joys and fears;
Held my hand that held the key
Of the treasure of your years,
Of the fountain of your tears.
For you knew not it was I,
And I knew not it was you.
We have learnt, as days went by.
But a flower struck root and grew
Underground, and no one knew.
Day of days! Unmarked it rose,
In whose hours we were to meet;
And forgotten passed. Who knows,
Was earth cold or sunny, Sweet,
At the coming of your feet?
One mere day, we thought; the measure
Of such days the year fulfills.
Now, how dearly would we treasure
Something from its fields, its rills,
And its memorable hills.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABB CDCDX EFEFF GHGHH IJIDJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 798 |
Words | 159 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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