Requisates

Harry Crosby 1898 (Boston) – 1929 (New York City)



Of the moon,
Of the wind,
Of the frozen sea,
As ice, be thou,
As evening dew,
As the icicle,
As unsunned snow,
As orchids I shall bring to you-
To me if you are not these
What care I how you be
I shall know tranquillity.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGEHCB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 218
Words 49
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

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