Song II
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
A MONTH of green and tender May,
All woods and walks awake with flowers,
Wide sunlit meadows for the day,
And moon-bathed paths for evening hours;
A bright brief dream that had no past,
And of the future knew no fear;
A kiss at first, a sigh at last--
Only last year.
Another spring, dim soulless woods;
No farewell kiss, no parting tear;
No stone to mark where silence broods
O'er the dead love we found so dear.
But, oh, to me the green seems grey,
The budding branches all are sere,
For sweet love's sake, that died one day,
Only last year.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ababcdcD xxbdadaD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 551 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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