For An Annunciation, Early German
Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828 (London) – 1882 (Birchington-on-Sea)
The lilies stand before her like a screen
Through which, upon this warm and solemn day,
God surely hears. For there she kneels to pray
Who wafts our prayers to God—Mary the Queen
She was Faith's Present, parting what had been
From what began with her, and is for aye.
On either hand, God's twofold system lay:
With meek bowed face a Virgin prayed between.
So prays she, and the Dove flies in to her,
And she has turned. At the low porch is one
Who looks as though deep awe made him to smile.
Heavy with heat, the plants yield shadow there;
The loud flies cross each other in the sun;
And the aisled pillars meet the poplar-aisle.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBACDBAECFGCF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 638 |
Words | 121 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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