Song (Untitled #8)
George Meredith 1828 (Portsmouth, Hampshire) – 1909 (Box Hill, Surrey)
No, no, the falling blossom is no sign
Of loveliness destroy'd and sorrow mute;
The blossom sheds its loveliness divine; -
Its mission is to prophecy the fruit.
Nor is the day of love for ever dead,
When young enchantment and romance are gone;
The veil is drawn, but all the future dread
Is lightened by the finger of the dawn.
Love moves with life along a darker way,
They cast a shadow and they call it death:
But rich is the fulfilment of their day;
The purer passion and the firmer faith.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 500 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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