Why?
Joseph Seamon Cotter 1861 (Louisville) – 1949
The little child crosses the street--
Why does she wave to me?
What sees she in my wasted form
To hail so joyously?
Her olive face and curly hair
Are tidings of earth-peace,
Her golden smile's a wreath of joy
That bids my sorrows cease.
To me she is a fairy sprite--
A heavenly harbringer
Whose sun-kissed eyes are songs of God--
But what am I to her?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | XXXX ABXB XAXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 357 |
| Words | 70 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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