An Indian Love Song
Bertrand N. O. Walker 1870 – 1927
Light o’ the lodge, how I love thee,
Light o’ the lodge, how I love thee,
Mianza, my wild-wood fawn!
To wait and to watch for thy passing.
On hill-top I linger at dawn.
Glimmer of morn, how I love thee,
Glimmer of morn, how I love thee!
My flute to the ground now I fling,
As you tread the steep trail to the spring,
For thy coming has silenced my song.
Shimmer of moon on the river,
Sheen of soft star on the lake!
Moonlight and starlight are naught;
Their gleam and their glow is ne’er fraught
With such love-light as falls from thine eyes.
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Submitted by naama on July 13, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAbcb AAccx xxddx |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 577 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
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