Evening Mood



Late, when the sun was smouldering down the west,
She took my arm and laid her cheek to me;
The fainting twilight held her, and I guess'd
All she would tell, but could not let me see--
Wonder and joy, the rising of her breast,
And confidence, and still expectancy.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

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Scheme ABABAB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 259
Words 50
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

Maurice Henry Hewlett

 · 1861 · Weybridge,
 · 1923 · London,

Maurice Henry Hewlett was an English historical novelist, poet and essayist. more…

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