Young May sat fainting and chill
Augusta Davies Webster 1837 (Poole, Dorset) – 1894
YOUNG May sat fainting and chill,
And neither could live nor die;
She looked and hated the sky,
Yet knew not what was her ill.
Ah well-a-day!
For the lonely May.
She tired of weeping, and slept;
Who woke her up but the Sun?
And joy and love had begun
To teach her why she had wept
Oh bright new day
For the startled May!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBACC DEEDCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 317 |
Words | 67 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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