Apologetic Postscript Of A Year Later
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850 (Edinburgh) – 1894 (Vailima, Samoa)
IF you see this song, my dear,
And last year's toast,
I'm confoundedly in fear
You'll be serious and severe
About the boast.
Blame not that I sought such aid
To cure regret.
I was then so lowly laid
I used all the Gasconnade
That I could get.
Being snubbed is somewhat smart,
Believe, my sweet;
And I needed all my art
To restore my broken heart
To its conceit.
Come and smile, dear, and forget
I boasted so,
I apologise - regret -
It was all a jest; - and - yet -
I do not know.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 468 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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