Absence
Maurice Henry Hewlett 1861 (Weybridge, ) – 1923 ( London, )
When she had left us but a little while
Methought I sensed her spirit here and there
About my house: upon the empty stair
Her robe brusht softly; o'er her chamber still
There lay her fragrant presence to beguile
Numb heart, dead heart. I knelt before her chair,
And praying felt her hand laid on my hair,
Felt her sweet breath, and guess'd her wistful smile.
Then thro' my tears I lookt about the room,
But she was gone. I heard my heart beat fast;
The street was silent; I could not see her now.
Sorrow and I took up our load, and past
To where our station was with heads bent low,
And autumn's death-moan shiver'd thro' the gloom.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBXABBA CDXDXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 622 |
Words | 121 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
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