Reality
Archibald Lampman 1861 (Upper Canada) – 1899 (Ottawa, Canada)
I stand at noon upon the heated flags
At the bleached crossing of two streets, and dream
With brain scarce conscious now the hurrying stream
Of noonday passengers is done. Two hags
Stand at an open doorway piled with bags
And jabber hideously. Just at their feet
A small, half-naked child screams in the street,
A blind man yonder, a mere hunch of rags,
Keeps the scant shadow of the eaves, and scowls,
Counting his coppers. Through the open glare
Thunders an empty wagon, from whose trail
A lean dog shoots into the startled square,
Wildly revolves and soothes his hapless tail,
Piercing the noon with intermittent howls.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBAACCAADEDEF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 656 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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