Anticipation
Ellis Parker Butler 1869 (Muscatine) – 1937 (Williamsville)
I hold her letter as I stand,
Nor break the seal; no need to guess
What dainty little female hand
Penned this most delicate address.
The scented seal—I break it not,
But stand in stormy revery;
I tremble as I wonder what
She who penned this will say to me.
I wonder what my wife will say
If so it be she e’er shall know
I only mailed her note today—
It should have gone two weeks ago!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB XXXX CDCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 387 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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