Daisies.



Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune
    I saw the white daisies go down to the sea,
    A host in the sunshine, an army in June,
    The people God sends us to set our heart free.

    The bobolinks rallied them up from the dell,
    The orioles whistled them out of the wood;
    And all of their singing was, "Earth, it is well!"
    And all of their dancing was, "Life, thou art good!"
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Submitted by halel on July 15, 2020

Modified on April 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 406
Words 77
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

Bliss Carman (William)

William Bliss Carman FRSC was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame. He was acclaimed as Canada's poet laureate during his later years. more…

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