Red
Leon Gellert 1892 (Australia) – 1977
Place that bayonet in my hand,
And fill this pouch with lead;
Show me the blood and leave me, and let me
Stand
By my dead.
Cover those staring eyes and go
And stab in the red, red rain.
Show me that blood and leave me. They groan
In the snow.
With the pain.
Cover his head with a scarlet cloak,
And run to your scarlet strife,
Show me that blood and leave me, where white
Snows choke
Out the life.
Turn his face to the sanguine skies,
The skies where the red stars move.
Show me that blood and leave me; a dead man lies
With his love.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXAB CDXCD EFXEF GXGX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 524 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 4 |
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