Shall I Go Bound And You Go Free?
Padraic Colum 1881 (County Longford) – 1972 (Enfield)
SHALL I go bound and you go free,
And love one so removed from me?
Not so; the falcon o'er my brow
Hath better quest, I dare avow!
And must I run where you will ride,
And must I stay where you abide?
Not so; the feather that I wear
Is from an eyrie in the air!
And must I climb a broken stair,
And must I pace a chamber bare?
Not so; the Brenny plains are wide
And there are banners where I ride!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABB CCDD DDCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 393 |
Words | 87 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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