Mauve, Black, and Rose

Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945



Mauve, black, and rose,
The veils of the jewel, and she, the jewel, a rose.
 
First, the pallor of mauve,
A soft flood flowing about the body I love.
 
Then, the flush of the rose,
A hedge of roses about the mystical rose.
 
Last, the black, and at last
The feet that I love, and the way that my love has passed.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA XX AA BB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 310
Words 64
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2

Arthur Symons

Arthur William Symons, was a British poet, critic and magazine editor. more…

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