A Lament
Manmohan Ghose 1869 – 1924 (Kolkata)
Over thy head, in joyful wanderings
Through heaven's wide spaces, free,
Birds fly with music in their wings;
And from the blue, rough sea
The fishes flash and leap;
There is a life of loveliest things
O'er thee, so fast asleep.
In the deep West the heavens grow heavenlier,
Eve after eve; and still
The glorious stars remember to appear;
The roses on the hill
Are fragrant as before:
Only thy face, of all that's dear,
I shall see nevermore!
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABCAC BDEDFEF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 431 |
Words | 81 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
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