Sonnet Iv - To . . . In Church Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAACDCDEEFGGF H| If I was drawn here from a distant place | A |
| 'Twas not to pray nor hear our friend's address | B |
| But gazing once more on your winsome face | A |
| To worship there Ideal Loveliness | A |
| On that pure shrine that has too long ignored | C |
| The gifts that once I brought so frequently | D |
| I lay this votive offering to record | C |
| How sweet your quiet beauty seemed to me | D |
| Enchanting girl my faith is not a thing | E |
| By futile prayers and vapid psalm singing | E |
| To vent in crowded nave and public pew | F |
| My creed is simple that the world is fair | G |
| And beauty the best thing to worship there | G |
| And I confess it by adoring you | F |
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| Biarritz Sunday March | H |
Alan Seeger
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