Poetic Emotion.
Robert Crawford 1959 (Bellshill)
The heart's throb makes the music: words are air,
A mortal breath, if no emotion thrills
The subtle syllables; and all men own
The poesy, the passion, and the power
When that the Poet's fiery fingers touch
The lyre immortal. 'Tis from him alone
The accents of life's mystery are heard,
As the harmonious numbers take the soul
And the unearthy in us answers him.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABCDECFGH |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 361 |
| Words | 67 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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