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Under The Dark and Piny Steep

William Watson 1858 (Burley in Wharfedale) – 1935 (Rottingdean)

Under the dark and piny steep
We watched the storm crash by:
We saw the bright brand leap and leap
Out of the shattered sky.

The elements were minist'ring
To make one mortal blest;
For, peal by peal, you did but cling
The closer to his breast.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 244
Words 49
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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