A Parting
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
So good-bye!
This is where we end it, you and I.
Life's to live, you know, and death's to die;
So good-bye!
I was yours
For the love in life that loves while life endures,
For the earth-path that the Heaven-flight ensures
I was yours.
You were mine
For the moment that a garland takes to twine,
For the human hour that sorcery shews divine
You were mine.
All is over.
You and I no more are love and lover;
Nought's to seek now, gain, attain, discover.
All is over.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AaaA BbbB CccC DddD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 457 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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