The Bride
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
“YOU know, my friends, with what a brave carouse
I made a second marriage in my house,—
Divorced old barren Reason from my bed
And took the Daughter of the Vine to spouse.”
So sang the Lord of Poets. In a gleam
Of light that made her like an angel seem,
The Daughter of the Vine said: “I myself
Am Reason, and the Other was a Dream.”
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA BBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 345 |
Words | 72 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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