Brunette



When trees in Spring
Are blossoming
   My lady wakes
From dreams whose light
Made dark days bright,
   For their sweet sakes.
Yet in her eyes
A shadow lies
   Of bygone mirth;
And still she seems
To walk in dreams,
   And not on earth.

Some men may hold
That hair of gold
   Is lovelier
Than darker sheen:
They have not seen
   My lady’s hair.

Her eyes are bright,
Her bosom white
   As the sea foam
On sharp rocks sprayed;
Her mouth is made
   Of honeycomb.

And whoso seeks
In her dusk cheeks
   May see Love’s sign—
A blush that glows
Like a red rose
   Beneath brown wine.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABCCBDDEFFE GGHIIH CCJKKJ LLMNNM
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 564
Words 108
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 12, 6, 6, 6

Victor James Daley

Victor James William Patrick Daley was an Australian poet. more…

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