These Little Songs
William Allingham 1824 (Ballyshannon) – 1889 (Hampstead)
These little Songs,
Found here and there,
Floating in air
By forest and lea,
Or hill-side heather,
In houses and throngs,
Or down by the sea -
Have come together,
How, I can't tell:
But I know full well
No witty goose-wing
On an inkstand begot 'em;
Remember each place
And moment of grace,
In summer or spring,
Winter or autumn
By sun, moon, stars,
Or a coal in the bars,
In market or church,
Graveyard or dance,
When they came without search,
Were found as by chance.
A word, a line,
You may say are mine;
But the best in the songs,
Whatever it be,
To you, and to me,
And to no one belongs.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBCDACDEEFGHHFIJJKLKLMMACCA |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 598 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
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