Dirge

William Gay 1865 (Scotland) – 1897



Cauld, cauld she lies where snaws are deep
And bitter blaws the muirland win',
And over her grave the icy stars
Are keepin' watch abune.
But braw, O braw, the blooms that deck
The grave where he that lo'ed her lies,
And saftly blaws the simmer breeze,
And cloudless are the skies.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCBDEFE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 281
Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

William Gay

William Gay (2 May 1865 – 22 December 1897) was a Scottish-born Australian poet. more…

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