Francisca
George Gordon Lord Byron 1788 (London) – 1824 (Missolonghi, Aetolia)
Francisca walks in the shadow of night,
But it is not to gaze on the heavenly light -
But if she sits in her garden bower,
'Tis not for the sake of its blowing flower.
She listens - but not for the nightingale -
Though her ear expects as soft a tale.
There winds a step through the foliage thick,
And her cheek grows pale, and her heart beats quick.
There whispers a voice thro' the rustling leaves;
A moment more and they shall meet -
'Tis past - her lover's at her feet.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABBCCDDEFF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 480 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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