Love's Shadows
Frederick George Scott 1861 (Montreal, Quebec) – 1944 (Quebec City, Quebec)
THERE come dull days in love's clear atmosphere,
When clouds and doubt obscure the wide expanse.
The woods are still; no songs of birds entrance;
No sunlight falls, and desolate and drear,
As if harmonious with the lurking fear
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Which sucks love's peace, the leaden waves that glance
From rock-bound coast the general gloom enhance;
And spectral winds are wailing far and near.
When suddenly, and oft in darkest hour,
I hear some strain of music, or some voice,
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Or some of thy drear writing chance I see,
When, lo! The spell is broken, and the power
Of darkness, earth, and sea, and sky rejoice,
And all my being thrills with songs of thee.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCAADBBAEFDGEFG |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 677 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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