O, Have You Blessed, Behind The Stars
William Ernest Henley 1849 (Gloucester) – 1903 (Woking)
O, have you blessed, behind the stars,
The blue sheen of the skies,
When June the roses round her calls? –
Then do you know the light that falls
From her beloved eyes.
And have you felt the sense of peace
That morning meadows give? –
Then do you know the spirit of grace,
The angel abiding in her face,
Who makes it good to live.
She shines before me, hope and dream,
So fair, so still, so wise,
That winning her, I seem to won
Out of the dust and drive and din
A nook of Paradise.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 11, 2023
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Scheme | XABBA XXCCX XAXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 479 |
Words | 100 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
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