To -------.

John Keats 1795 (Moorgate) – 1821 (Rome)



1.
Think not of it, sweet one, so;--
Give it not a tear;
Sigh thou mayst, and bid it go
Any, any where.

2.
Do not look so sad, sweet one,--
Sad and fadingly;
Shed one drop then, it is gone,
O 'twas born to die!

3.
Still so pale? then, dearest, weep;
Weep, I'll count the tears,
And each one shall be a bliss
For thee in after years.

4.
Brighter has it left thine eyes
Than a sunny rill;
And thy whispering melodies
Are tenderer still.

5.
Yet -- as all things mourn awhile
At fleeting blisses,
E'en let us too! but be our dirge
A dirge of kisses.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme ABCBC AXDXX AXXXX AXDXD ADBXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 529
Words 115
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

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