XCVII A Superscription
Look in my face; my name is Might-have-been;
I am also call'd No-more, Too-late, Farewell;
Unto thine ear I hold the dead-sea shell
Cast up thy Life's foam-fretted feet between;
Unto thine eyes the glass where that is seen
Which had Life's form and Love's, but by my spell
Is now a shaken shadow intolerable,
Of ultimate things unutter'd the frail screen.
Mark me, how still I am! But should there dart
One moment through thy soul the soft surprise
Of that wing'd Peace which lulls the breath of sighs,--
Then shalt thou see me smile, and turn apart
Thy visage to mine ambush at thy heart
Sleepless with cold commemorative eyes.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAABBAXB CDDCCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 706 |
Words | 115 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
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