A Midsummer Holiday:- Ii. A Haven Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBABAABABBABAABAB BABABABA| East and north a waste of waters south and west | A |
| Lonelier lands than dreams in sleep would feign to be | B |
| When the soul goes forth on travel and is prest | A |
| Round and compassed in with clouds that flash and flee | B |
| Dells without a streamlet downs without a tree | B |
| Cirques of hollow cliff that crumble give their guest | A |
| Little hope till hard at hand he pause to see | B |
| Where the small town smiles a warm still sea side nest | A |
| Many a lone long mile by many a headland's crest | A |
| Down by many a garden dear to bird and bee | B |
| Up by many a sea down's bare and breezy breast | A |
| Winds the sandy strait of road where flowers run free | B |
| Here along the deep steep lanes by field and lea | B |
| Knights have carolled pilgrims chanted on their quest | A |
| Haply ere a roof rose toward the bleak strand's lee | B |
| Where the small town smiles a warm still sea side nest | A |
| Are the wild lands cursed perchance of time or blest | A |
| Sad with fear or glad with comfort of the sea | B |
| Are the ruinous towers of churches fallen on rest | A |
| Watched of wanderers woful now glad once as we | B |
| When the night has all men's eyes and hearts in fee | B |
| When the soul bows down dethroned and dispossest | A |
| Yet must peace keep guard by day's and night's decree | B |
| Where the small town smiles a warm still sea side nest | A |
| Friend the lonely land is bright for you and me | B |
| All its wild ways through but this methinks is best | A |
| Here to watch how kindly time and change agree | B |
| Where the small town smiles a warm still sea side nest | A |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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