Triolet

Paul Thomas Gilbert 1876 – 1953



"I love you, my lord!"
        Was all that she said,
    What a dissonant chord,
    "I love you, my lord!"
    Ah! how I abhorred
        That sarcastic maid!
    "I love you? My Lord!"
        Was all that she said.
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Submitted by halel on July 15, 2020

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Scheme ABaAacAB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 241
Words 42
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

Paul Thomas Gilbert

Paul T. Gilbert was born in Lansing, Minnesota, May 15, 1876, the son of Anna and the Rev. Eli Gilbert, a Methodist minister and author of several books. more…

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