What The Scare-Crow Said

Vachel Lindsay 1879 (Springfield) – 1931 (Springfield)



The dim-winged spirits of the night
Do fear and serve me well.
They creep from out the hedges of
The garden where I dwell.

I wave my arms across the walk.
The troops obey the sign,
And bring me shimmering shadow-robes
And cups of cowslip-wine.

Then dig a treasure called the moon,
A very precious thing,
And keep it in the air for me
Because I am a King.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 351
Words 71
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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