To One Who Bade Him Work
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
EACH day Work bids my heart anew,
Fold wings and watch my brain at play;
But brain and heart will fly your way,
And find their natural home in you!
Come to me--'tis the only way!
For heart and brain have had to learn
Such carrier-pigeon feats of flight,
That were you here, my heart's delight,
My brain and heart to Work would turn,
Spread wings, and flutter from your sight.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 383 |
| Words | 73 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
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