Gull In An Aery Morrice

William Ernest Henley 1849 (Gloucester) – 1903 (Woking)



Gulls in an aery morrice
Gleam and vanish and gleam . . .
The full sea, sleepily basking,
Dreams under skies of dream.

Gulls in an aery morrice
Circle and swoop and close . . .
Fuller and ever fuller
The rose of the morning blows.

Gulls, in an aery morrice
Frolicking, float and fade . . .
O, the way of a bird in the sunshine,
The way of a man with a maid!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abxb Aaxa Acxc
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 354
Words 68
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

William Ernest Henley

William Ernest Henley was an English poet, critic and editor, best remembered for his 1875 poem "Invictus". more…

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