O, It Was Out by Donnycarney

James Joyce 1882 (Rathgar) – 1941 (Zürich)



O, it was out by Donnycarney
When the bat flew from tree to tree
My love and I did walk together;
And sweet were the words she said to me.

Along with us the summer wind
Went murmuring -- - O, happily! -- -
But softer than the breath of summer
Was the kiss she gave to me.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA XABA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 279
Words 60
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

James Joyce

ames Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century.  more…

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