The Silent Dead
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
There's a little boy who lives next door
With hair like you,
Pale, pale hair and a rose-white skin
And his eyes are blue.
When I get a chance I peep at him,
Who is so like you,
Terribly like, my dead, my fair,
For he's dumb, too.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 237 |
Words | 50 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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