The Withering Girl .
The girl was pretty with no look ,
She had galaxy of eyes in her book ,
She passed and touched the hungry hearts ,
She was made to tease ,without art .
The girl knew no cause ,but cause was she ,
Whoever glanced her ,a victim might be ,
And she stood with her mood ,and no face at all ,
The girls was a girl ,to attend call .
The girl evoked dreams , though no dream she was ,
Her dream-like countenance provoked dreamy touch ,
She whirled and beguiled as storm and night ,
She came in and went out ,leaving no sight .
The girl sprang as lake ,and empted to swim ,
The girl was a girl ,-she had no wing ,
She kept a-haunted , the knight and prince ,
Without action impressed ,tingling ,twinkling .
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AAXX BBCC XXDD XEXE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 685 |
| Words | 126 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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