"Helen"
Helen most beautiful, Helen most fairest of all
Helen outshines the sun
Give radiance to all my stars Helen
Helen the beautiful, Helen shines
Shine in my darkest night Helen
Glow in my twilight too
Surrender the sacred to lovers of light
To poets and dreamers like me
Hold out your lamp Helen raise up your torch
Soar on the Milky Way
Sigh to Venus, cry for Mars
Be my brightness on the brightest day
Dream tonight Helen of lovers and poets
Never close your eyes, your eyes your eyes
Your beautiful eyes, never close your eyes
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Submitted on September 13, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAAX AXXX XBXB XCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 512 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3 |
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