May I Not Weep With You
James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)
Let me come in where you sit weeping—aye,
Let me, who have not any child to die,
Weep with you for the little one whose love
I have known nothing of.
The little arms that slowly, slowly loosed
Then- pressure round your neck—the hands you vised
To kiss—such arms—such hands—I never knew,
May I not weep with you?
Fain would I be of service—say something
Between the tears, that would be comforting,
But Oh! so sadder than yourself am I,
Who have not any child to die!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 475 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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