Longing Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EE FFAA| The hills slope down to the valley the streams run down to the sea | A |
| And my heart my heart O far one sets and strains towards thee | A |
| But only the feet of the mountain are felt by the rim of the plain | B |
| And the source and soul of the hurrying stream reach not the calling main | B |
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| The dawn is sick for the daylight the morning yearns for the noon | C |
| And the twilight sighs for the evening star and the rising of the moon | C |
| But the dawn and the daylight never were seen in the self same skies | D |
| And the gloaming dies of its own desire when the moon and the stars arise | D |
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| The Springtime calls to the Summer Oh mingle your life with mine '' | - |
| And Summer to Autumn 'plaineth low Must the harvest be only thine '' | - |
| But the nightingale goes when the swallow comes ere the leaf is the blossom fled | E |
| And when Autumn sits on her golden sheaves then the reign of the rose is dead | E |
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| And hunger and thirst and wail and want are lost in the empty air | F |
| And the heavenly spirit vainly pines for the touch of the earthly fair | F |
| And the hills slope down to the valley the streams run down to the sea | A |
| And my heart my heart O far one sets and strains towards thee | A |
Alfred Austin
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