At Evening's Hush
John Frederick Freeman 1880 – 1929
Now pipe no more, glad Shepherd,
Your joys from this fair hill
Through golden eves and still:
There sounds from yon dense quarry
A burden harsh and sorry.
No piping now, poor Shepherd.
Men strive with violent hand,
And anger stirs the bland
Blithe heaven that ne'er yet trembled,
Save with great spirits assembled.
No more, no more, sad Shepherd,
Let thy bright fingers stray
Idly in the old way;
No more their nimble glancing
Set gleeful spirits a-dancing.
Put by thy pipe, O Shepherd!
There needs no note of thine
For men deaf, undivine....
And lest brute hands should take it,
O sorrowful Shepherd, break it!
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBCC ADDEE AFFGG AHHII |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 601 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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