Dear love, good-night
Augusta Davies Webster 1837 (Poole, Dorset) – 1894
DEAR love, good-night. And, tender sleep
,Seal up her lids like these drowsed flowers,
To make day fair when they unclose.
Be hushed around her, Night, and keep
Thy silent guard on her repose;
But speed thine hours.
Dear love, sleep on. This weary space
I wake and long for day and thee,
And count the slow stars from their west.
Sleep while I hunger for thy face,
Sleep, dearest, in unbroken rest;
But dream of me.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 16, 2023
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Scheme | ABBAXB CDECED |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 412 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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