Stanzas
Henry Kendall 1839 (Australia) – 1882 (Sydney)
The sunsets fall and the sunsets fade,
But still I walk this shadowy land;
And grapple the dark and only the dark
In my search for a loving hand.
For it's here a still, deep woodland lies,
With spurs of pine and sheaves of fern;
But I wander wild, and wail like a child
For a face that will never return!
And it's here a mighty water flows,
With drifts of wind and wimpled waves;
But the darling head of a dear one dead
Is hidden beneath its caves.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 445 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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