Self-Deceit
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
My neighbour's curtain, well I see,
Is moving to and fin.
No doubt she's list'ning eagerly,
If I'm at home or no.
And if the jealous grudge I bore
And openly confess'd,
Is nourish'd by me as before,
Within my inmost breast.
Alas! no fancies such as these
E'er cross'd the dear child's thoughts.
I see 'tis but the ev'ning breeze
That with the curtain sports.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 355 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 |
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