Unshriven Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABA CCDC CEFF GHIH CJKJ AFFF ALFL MANA AAOA| Oh the sun rose on the lea and the bird sang merrilie | A |
| And the steed stood ready harness'd in the hall | A |
| And he left his lady's bower and he sought the eastern tower | B |
| And he lifted cloak and weapon from the wall | A |
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| We were wed but yester noon must we separate so soon | C |
| Must you travel unassoiled and aye unshriven | C |
| With the blood stain on your hand and the red streak on your brand | D |
| And your guilt all unconfessed and unforgiven | C |
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| Tho' it were but yester even we were wedded still unshriven | C |
| Across the moor this morning I must ride | E |
| I must gallop fast and straight for my errand will not wait | F |
| Fear naught I shall return at eventide | F |
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| If I fear it is for thee thy weal is dear to me | G |
| Yon moor with retribution seemeth rife | H |
| As we've sown so must we reap and I've started in my sleep | I |
| At the voice of the avenger 'Life for life' | H |
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| My arm is strong I ween and my trusty blade is keen | C |
| And the courser that I ride is swift and sure | J |
| And I cannot break my oath though to leave thee I am loth | K |
| There is one that I must meet upon the moor | J |
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| Oh the sun shone on the lea and the bird sang merrilie | A |
| Down the avenue and through the iron gate | F |
| Spurr'd and belted so he rode steel to draw and steel to goad | F |
| And across the moor he galloped fast and straight | F |
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| Oh the sun shone on the lea and the bird sang full of glee | A |
| Ere the mists of evening gather'd chill and grey | L |
| But the wild bird's merry note on the deaf ear never smote | F |
| And the sunshine never warmed the lifeless clay | L |
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| Ere the sun began to droop or the mist began to stoop | M |
| The youthful bride lay swooning in the hall | A |
| Empty saddle on his back broken bridle hanging slack | N |
| The steed returned full gallop to the stall | A |
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| Oh the sun sank in the sea and the wind wailed drearilie | A |
| Let the bells in yonder monastery toll | A |
| For the night rack nestles dark round the body stiff and stark | O |
| And unshriven to its Maker flies the soul | A |
Adam Lindsay Gordon
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