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Dryade

Harry Crosby 1898 (Boston) – 1929 (New York City)

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If it were not for you
I would not be glad today
And I would continue to dream
Of lovely ladies in lands long ago
Or of maidens
that have not yet been born
If it were not for you
I would not enjoy quiet
Neither the moonlight, nor the stars,
Nor could I appreciate the fountains
Whose cool fingers
Wander among violets.

And it is because of you
Because you are beautiful
That I weave colors in the sun
Through whose great garden we have strayed unveiled
Chaste, interlaced,
With broken thoughts, half-spun.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBaxxcxBaxcxx bxdaad
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 504
Words 97
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 13, 6
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Harry Crosby

Harry Lillis Crosby III is an American actor, singer, and investment banker. more…

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