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The Secret

Christopher Morley 1890 (Haverford) – 1957

IT was the House of Quietness
To which I came at dusk;
The garth was lit with roses
And heavy with their musk.

The tremulous tall poplar trees
Stood whispering around,
The gentle flicker of their plumes
More quiet than no sound.

And as I wondered at the door
What magic might be there,
The Lady of Sweet Silences
Came softly down the stair.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA XCXC XDBD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 346
Words 66
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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