Peace

Eleanor Agnes Lee 1841 (Arlington County, Virginia) – 1873 (Lexington, Virginia)



Suddenly bells and flags!
Suddenly -- door to door --
Tidings!  Can we believe,
We, who were used to war?

Yet we have dreamed her face,
Knowing her light must be,
Knowing that she must come.
Look -- she comes, it is she!

Tattered her raiment floats,
Blood is upon her wings.
Ah, but her eyes are clear!
Ah, but her voice outrings!

Soon where the shrapnel fell
Petals shall wake and stir.
Look -- she is here, she lives!
Beauty has died for her.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXB XCXC XXXA XDXD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 440
Words 87
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Eleanor Agnes Lee

Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E. Lee's fifth child, began her journal in December 1852 at the early age of twelve. An articulate young woman, her stated ambitions were modest: "The everyday life of a little school girl of twelve years is not startling," she observed in April 1853; but in fact, her five-year record of a southern girl's life is lively, unpredictable, and full of interesting detail. more…

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