Joy Is Fleet
George Meredith 1828 (Portsmouth, Hampshire) – 1909 (Box Hill, Surrey)
Joy is fleet,
Sorrow slow.
Love, so sweet,
Sorrow will sow.
Love, that has flown
Ere day's decline,
Love to have known,
Sorrow, be mine!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABACDEDE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 137 |
| Words | 27 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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