The Two Voices

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)



There are two voices with me in the night,
Easing my grief. The God of Israel saith,
``I am the Lord thy God which vanquisheth.
See that thou walk unswerving in my sight,
So shall thy enemies thy footstool be.
I will avenge.'' Then wake I suddenly,
And, as a man new armoured for the fight,
I shout aloud against my enemy.

Anon, another speaks, a voice of care
With sorrow laden and akin to grief,
``My son,'' it saith, ``What is my will with thee?
The burden of my sorrows thou shalt share.
With thieves thou too shalt be accounted thief,
And in my kingdom thou shalt sup with me.''

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBACCAC DEBDEC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 578
Words 116
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 6

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