Hesterna Rosa
Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945
When a girl's fancy flutters to a man,
It is but as a bird that flies and cries;
She has a winged thing's April memories
Of sunshine, and the morning Spring began.
Love at her heart, importuning a tryst,
Finds in her senses little heed of it;
But her bright lips most girlishly admit
The simple homeliness of being kissed.
Kiss and be friends, or, when the kissing closes,
Part, as we were together, merely friends;
Why should we weep because the summer ends,
And some sweet moments ended with the roses?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXA BCCB DEED |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 503 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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