She Saunters By The Swinging Seas

William Ernest Henley 1849 (Gloucester) – 1903 (Woking)



She sauntered by the swinging seas,
A jewel glittered at her ear,
And, teasing her along, the breeze
Brought many a rounded grace more near.

So passing, one with wave and beam,
She left for memory to caress
A laughing thought, a golden gleam,
A hint of hidden loveliness.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AXAX BXBA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 272
Words 51
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

William Ernest Henley

William Ernest Henley was an English poet, critic and editor, best remembered for his 1875 poem "Invictus". more…

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