Ecstasy

Duncan Campbell Scott 1862 (Ottawa) – 1947



The shore-lark soars to his topmost flight,
Sings at the height where morning springs,
What though his voice be lost in the light,
The light comes dropping from his wings.

Mount, my soul, and sing at the height
Of thy clear flight in the light and the air,
Heard or unheard in the night in the light
Sing there! Sing there!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB ACAC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 324
Words 63
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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