Appearances
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
I hated them when I was four years old,
The bright pink berries on the pepper tree.
And now they seem quite beautiful to me.
My tower of dreams when I was four years old
Was such a tree. Its branches hid me well,
Although I so disliked the berries' smell.
I had my dreams when I was four years old . . .
But groundling now, who once could mount in air,
I judge the high-swung bright pink berries, fair.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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Scheme | ABBACCADD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 410 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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