In Convalescence
Fay Inchfawn 1880 (Portishead) – 1978 ( Freshford)
Not long ago, I prayed for dying grace,
For then I thought to see Thee face to face.
And now I ask (Lord, 'tis a weakling's cry)
That Thou wilt give me grace to live, not die.
Such foolish prayers! I know. Yet pray I must.
Lord help me -- help me not to see the dust!
And not to nag, nor fret because the blind
Hangs crooked, and the curtain sags behind.
But, oh! The kitchen cupboards! What a sight!
'T'will take at least a month to get them right.
And that last cocoa had a smoky taste,
And all the milk has boiled away to waste!
And -- no, I resolutely will not think
About the saucepans, nor about the sink.
These light afflictions are but temporal things --
To rise above them, wilt Thou lend me wings?
Then I shall smile when Jane, with towzled hair
(And lumpy gruel!), clatters up the stair.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 805 |
Words | 165 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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