The Skies Are Strown With Stars
William Ernest Henley 1849 (Gloucester) – 1903 (Woking)
The skies are strown with stars,
The streets are fresh with dew
A thin moon drifts to westward,
The night is hushed and cheerful.
My thought is quick with you.
Near windows gleam and laugh,
And far away a train
Clanks glowing through the stillness:
A great content's in all things,
And life is not in vain.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | XAXXA XBXXB |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 305 |
| Words | 59 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
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