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At Ease

Walter de la Mare 1873 (Charlton, London) – 1956 (Twickenham)

Most wounds can Time repair;
But some are mortal -- these:
For a broken heart there is no balm,
No cure for a heart at ease --

At ease, but cold as stone,
Though the intellect spin on,
And the feat and practiced face may show
Nought of the life that is gone;

But smiles, as by habit taught;
And sighs, as by custom led;
And the soul within is safe from damnation,
Since it is dead.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XXXX XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 378
Words 79
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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Walter de la Mare

Walter John de la Mare was an English poet short story writer and novelist best remembered for his works for children and The Listeners He was born in Kent and was educated at St Pauls Cathedral School His first book Songs of Childhood was published under the name Walter Ramal His 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction more…

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