Nepenthe
George Darley 1795 (Dublin) – 1846 (London)
O BLEST unfabled Incense Tree,
That burns in glorious Araby,
With red scent chalicing the air,
Till earth-life grow Elysian there!
Half buried to her flaming breast
In this bright tree she makes her nest,
Hundred-sunned Phœnix! when she must
Crumble at length to hoary dust;
Her gorgeous death-bed, her rich pyre
Burnt up with aromatic fire;
Her urn, sight-high from spoiler men,
Her birthplace when self-born again.
The mountainless green wilds among,
Here ends she her unechoing song:
With amber tears and odorous sighs
Mourned by the desert where she dies.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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Scheme | XXAA BBCC DDEE XXFF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 568 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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