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The Reaper

Arthur Henry Adams 1872 (Lawrence) – 1936 (Sydney, New South Wales)

The world is drowsy, the winds asleep,
 On the sward of the sky the star-blossoms peep,
 And the grey Moon moves with his silver scythe
 The pallid flowers of light to reap.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 181
Words 34
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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Arthur Henry Adams

Arthur Henry Adams was a journalist and author. He started his career in New Zealand, though he spent most of it in Australia, and for a short time lived in China and London.  more…

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