The Death
Leon Gellert 1892 (Australia) – 1977
I’m hit. It’s come at last, I feel a smart
Of needles in ……My God …. I’m hit again!
No pain this time……no pain….. and yet…..
my heart……
Where is my heart? ‘Tis strange I feel no pain.
The night is still, the night is very still
I feel the April rain upon my hair.
I see the lights upon yonder hill
Agleam and shining in the silent air.
How soft the grasses seem-how soft and cool!
How long the valley looks-how long and deep!
How warm the rain! I feel a little pool
Beside my hand. I feel…..Can this be sleep?
Can this be sleep…. This buzzing in my head?….
Good God! A light! A light! The pool! I’m ***
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCADEFEFGHGHIJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 125 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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