Annie Rhye Speaks
When I loved Her, when She loved me,
When She kissed me, while I lied,
When She murmured while above me:
"I'm not Her, I'm Annie Rhye.", -
I didn't know that She would give me
The smell of rainbows, the rainbow rose,
I didn't know that She would leave me
Without a tear, without Her clothes.
For even then She gently smiled,
(Her lips so dark, Her shoulders bare),
And even then, so still and mild
She moved her fingers through my hair.
But soon She whispered, while above me:
"For Her you've lived, for Her you'll die.
Thy heart knows, so do not love me:
I'm not Her, I'm Annie Rhye."
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Submitted on November 23, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | axaB axax cdcd axaB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 570 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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