Spring Greeting
Sidney Lanier 1842 (Macon) – 1881 (Lynn)
From the German of Herder.
All faintly through my soul to-day,
As from a bell that far away
Is tinkled by some frolic fay,
Floateth a lovely chiming.
Thou magic bell, to many a fell
And many a winter-saddened dell
Thy tongue a tale of Spring doth tell,
Too passionate-sweet for rhyming.
Chime out, thou little song of Spring,
Float in the blue skies ravishing.
Thy song-of-life a joy doth bring
That's sweet, albeit fleeting.
Float on the Spring-winds e'en to my home:
And when thou to a rose shalt come
That hath begun to show her bloom,
Say, I send her greeting!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X AAABCCCB BBBBXXXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 568 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8 |
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