The Shepherdess
Alice Meynell 1847 (London) – 1922
She walks-the lady of my delight-
A shepherdess of sheep.
Her flocks are thoughts. She keeps them white;
She keeps them from the steep;
She feeds them on the fragrant height,
And folds them in for sleep.
She roams maternal hills and bright,
Dark valleys safe and deep.
Into that tender breast at night
The chastest stars may peep.
She walks-the lady of my delight-
A shepherdess of sheep.
She holds her little thoughts in sight,
Though gay they run and leap.
She is so circumspect and right;
She has her soul to keep.
She walks-the lady of my delight-
A shepherdess of sheep.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABabab ababAB ababAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 581 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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