At Daybreak
Siegfried Sassoon 1886 (Matfield) – 1967 (Heytesbury)
I listen for him through the rain,
And in the dusk of starless hours
I know that he will come again;
Loth was he ever to forsake me:
He comes with glimmering of flowers
And stir of music to awake me.
Spirit of purity, he stands
As once he lived in charm and grace:
I may not hold him with my hands,
Nor bid him stay to heal my sorrow;
Only his fair, unshadowed face
Abides with me until to-morrow.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXBAB CDCEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 403 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
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