Perfume

Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945



Shake out your hair about me, so,
That I may feel the stir and scent
Of those vague odours come and go
The way our kisses went.
Night gave this priceless hour of love,
But now the dawn steals in apace,
And amorously bends above
The wonder of your face.

'Farewell' between our kisses creeps,
You fade, a ghost, upon the air;
Yet ah! the vacant place still keeps
The odour of your hair.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 31, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCDCD EFEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 381
Words 76
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 4

Arthur Symons

Arthur William Symons, was a British poet, critic and magazine editor. more…

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