Gloria

Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)



Dear dead Victoria
Rotted cosily;
In excelsis gloria,
And R. I. P.

And her shroud was buttoned neat,
And her bones were clean and round,
And her soul was at her feet
Like a bishop's marble hound.

Albert lay a-drying,
Lavishly arrayed,
With his soul out flying
Where his heart had stayed.

And there's some could tell you what land
His spirit walks serene
(But I've heard them say in Scotland
It's never been seen).
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Submitted by Bethanye608 on April 04, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXAX BCBC DEDE XFXF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 413
Words 75
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. more…

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