Alone
Celia Thaxter 1835 (Portsmouth) – 1894 (Appledore Island)
THE lilies clustered fair and tall;
I stood outside the garden wall;
I saw her light robe glimmering through
The fragrant evening's dusk and dew.
She stopped above the lilies pale;
Up the clear east the moon did sail;
I saw her bend her lovely head
O'er her rich roses blushing red.
Her slender hand the flowers caressed,
Her touch the unconscious blossoms blessed;
The rose against her perfumed palm
Leaned its soft cheek in blissful calm.
I would have given my soul to be
That rose she touched so tenderly!
I stood alone, outside the gate,
And knew that life was desolate.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 567 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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