Streets
Paul Verlaine 1844 (Metz) – 1896 (Paris)
Let's dance the jig!
Above all else I loved her eyes,
More clear than stars of cloudless skies,
And arch and mischievous and wise.
Let's dance the jig!
So skilfully would she proceed
To make a lover's bare heart bleed,
That it was beautiful indeed!
Let's dance the jig!
But keenlier have I relished
The kisses of her mouth so red
Since to my heart she has been dead.
Let's dance the jig!
The circumstances great and small,-
Words, moments . . . I recall, recall
It is my treasure among all.
Let's dance the jig!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A bbb A ccc A xdd A eee A |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 503 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1 |
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