Gavotte
(Old French)
Memories long in music sleeping,
No more sleeping,
No more dumb;
Delicate phantoms softly creeping
Softly back from the old-world come.
Faintest odours around them straying,
Suddenly straying
In chambers dim;
Whispering silks in order swaying,
Glimmering gems on shoulders slim:
Courage advancing strong and tender,
Grace untender
Fanning desire;
Suppliant conquest, proud surrender,
Courtesy cold of hearts on fire---
Willowy billowy now they're bending,
Low they're bending
Down-dropt eyes;
Stately measure and stately ending,
Music sobbing, and a dream that dies.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABAB AACAC DDDDD AAEAE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 567 |
Words | 86 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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