Sonnet CCLVII:

George Henry Boker 1823 (Philadelphia) – 1890 (Philadelphia)



They at the altar pledge their formal vow,
Then go, and straight forget that vow was made--
These common lovers, making marriage trade,
Who often wed sore heart to moody brow.
Not thus we married, for the temple now
Bends o'er us both, in which is daily said
Love's sacrament, and ever on thy head,
Glistens the chaplet of the orange bough.
Immortal bride, in every grateful prayer
My heart renews our holy marriage tie,
Vows at thy voice, thy touch, thy laugh, thy sigh;
And Hope, white-favored, through the sunny air
Points with a solemn smile to mansions fair,
As Heaven's abode for love that cannot die.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABBAACCADEEDDE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 615
Words 110
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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