Conversion
T. E. Hulme 1883 (Endon) – 1917 (Oostduinkerke)
Lighthearted I walked into the valley wood
In the time of hyacinths,
Till beauty like a scented cloth
Cast over, stifled me. I was bound
Motionless and faint of breath
By loveliness that is her own eunuch.
Now pass I to the final river
Ignominiously, in a sack, without sound,
As any peeping Turk to the Bosphorus.
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Submitted by halel on July 13, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | XAXBXX XBA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 306 |
| Words | 57 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 3 |
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