Prelude
William Watson 1858 (Burley in Wharfedale) – 1935 (Rottingdean)
The mighty poets from their flowing store
Dispense like casual alms the careless ore;
Through throngs of men their lonely way they go,
Let fall their costly thoughts, nor seem to know.-
Not mine the rich and showering hand, that strews
The facile largess of a stintless Muse.
A fitful presence, seldom tarrying long,
Capriciously she touches me to song-
Then leaves me to lament her flight in vain,
And wonder will she ever come again.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 434 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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