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SOFT, THE BELLS

Gregory Richard Barden 1958 (Portland, ME)

soft, soft, I ring the bells
soft, the bluebells blooming
softer tho', her pleading eyes
with each breath, consuming ...

hark, hark, I call to thee
hark, so blushes morning
hearken to her linen cheek
crimson as the borning ...

haste, haste, alas the years
haste to cut the bracken
hasten, to her dimming gaze
'for the shadows slacken ...

hush, hush, I whisper yet
hush to bide the nether
hushing now, her angel voice
gone, my love ... forever
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Written on February 23, 2019

Submitted by Bahku on August 24, 2021

Modified by Bahku on August 24, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XAXA XBXB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 427
Words 76
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
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