At Sea
Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837 (London) – 1909 (London)
'Farewell and adieu' was the burden prevailing
Long since in the chant of a home-faring crew;
And the heart in us echoes, with laughing or wailing,
Farewell and adieu.
Each year that we live shall we sing it anew,
With a water untravelled before us for sailing
And a water behind us that wrecks may bestrew.
The stars of the past and the beacons are paling,
The heavens and the waters are hoarier of hue:
But the heart in us chants not an all unavailing
Farewell and adieu.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abaB bab abaB |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 475 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4 |
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