In War-Time
Florence Earle Coates 1850 (Philadelphia) – 1927 (Philadelphia)
Further and further we leave the scene
Of war—and of England’ s care;
I try to keep my mind serene—
But my heart stays there;
For a distant song of pain and wrong
My spirit doth deep confuse,
And I sit all day on the deck, and long—
And long for news!
I seem to see them in battle-line—
Heroes with hearts of gold,
But of their victory a sign
The Fates withhold;
And the hours too tardy-footed pass,
The voiceless hush grows dense
’Mid the imaginings, alas!
That feed suspense.
Oh, might I lie on the wind, or fly
In the willful sea-bird’s track,
Would I hurry on, with a homesick cry—
Or hasten back?
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Submitted by naama on July 13, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 638 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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