The Choice
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
PLAGUE take the dull and dusty town,
Its paved and sordid mazes,
Now Spring has trimmed her pretty gown
With buttercups and daisies!
With half my heart I long to lie
Among the flowered grasses,
And hear the loving leaves that sigh
As their sweet Mistress passes.
Through picture-shows I make my way
While flower-crowned maids go maying,
And all the cultured things I say
That cultured folk are saying.
For I renounce Spring's darling face,
With may-bloom fresh upon it:
My Mistress lives in Grosvenor-place
And wears a Bond-street bonnet!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE FXFX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 546 |
Words | 93 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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