The Idler’s Calendar. Twelve Sonnets For The Months. May

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)



THE LONDON SEASON

I still love London in the month of May,
By an old habit, spite of dust and din.
I love the fair adulterous world, whose way
Is by the pleasant banks of Serpentine.
I love the worshippers at fashion's shrine,
The flowers, the incense, and the pageantry
Of generations which still ask a sign
Of that dear god, whose votary am I.

I love the ``greetings in the market--place,''
The jargon of the clubs. I love to view
The ``gilded youth'' who at the window pass,
For ever smiling smiles for ever new.
I love these men and women at their task
Of hunting pleasure. Hope, mysterious too,
Touches my arm and points, and seems to ask
``And you, have you no Juliet in the masque?''

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X AXABBXBX XCXCDCDD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 682
Words 133
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 8, 8

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