Today I saw
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
Today I saw
A market cart going along the road,
High-piled and creaking with a sonsy load
Of cabbages.
The driver sat
Under a little tent himself had made
To give him shelter from the rain or shade
In summertime.
Such men as he,
Backed by the riches of a country side,
Should have kings' faces, full of jolly pride
In comeliness.
But he was tired
After a night's work under starlit skies,
And crouched like a poor slave, with anxious eyes
Turned citywards.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBCDEEFGHHAIJJA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 464 |
Words | 86 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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