Esther, A Sonnet Sequence: XIX
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt 1840 (Petworth House) – 1922 (United Kingdom)
I fled the booth with feelings as of Cain,
Yet laughing at my own bewilderment.
My cheeks had blushed till it was physical pain,
And my eyes smarted. Through my head there went
The little woman's last appealing word
Bidding me stop, in tones that smote afresh.
And 'twixt my finger and thumb there throbbed and stirred
The semblance of that monstrous pound of flesh,
The knee that I had handled. With it too
The jet beads of the little woman's skirt,
Where I had held her, left an impress new
And touched my conscience to a deeper hurt.
I was ashamed of all with shame intense,
My youth, my frailty, and my innocence.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACDEDEFGFGHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 612 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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