The Way
Alice Duer Miller 1874 (New York) – 1942 (New York)
THERE is a magic pathway through the wood,
There is a current in the troubled stream,
A happy course to steer, if one but could,
A meaning to the dream.
And some in love and some in dogma find
The hint eternal as they kiss or pray;
Some through the crystal circle of the mind
Discern the way.
And some no hint, no pattern of the whole,
Nor star, nor path, nor channel can perceive -
Attempt no answer to the questing soul,
And yet believe
There is a magic pathway through the wood,
There is a current in the troubled stream,
A happy course to steer, if one but could,
A meaning to the dream.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB cdcd efef ABAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 586 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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