Six Years Old Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDBCBEBEBEFGFGFGHD HCHCBHBHBHIHIHIHTo H W M | A |
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Between the springs of six and seven | B |
Two fresh years' fountains clear | C |
Of all but golden sand for leaven | B |
Child midway passing here | D |
As earth for love's sake dares bless heaven | B |
So dare I bless you dear | C |
Between two bright well heads that brighten | B |
With every breath that blows | E |
Too loud to lull too low to frighten | B |
But fain to rock the rose | E |
Your feet stand fast your lit smiles lighten | B |
That might rear flowers from snows | E |
You came when winds unleashed were snarling | F |
Behind the frost bound hours | G |
A snow bird sturdier than the starling | F |
A storm bird fledged for showers | G |
That spring might smile to find you darling | F |
First born of all the flowers | G |
Could love make worthy things of worthless | H |
My song were worth an ear | D |
Its note should make the days most mirthless | H |
The merriest of the year | C |
And wake to birth all buds yet birthless | H |
To keep your birthday dear | C |
But where your birthday brightens heaven | B |
No need has earth God knows | H |
Of light or warmth to melt or leaven | B |
The frost or fog that glows | H |
With sevenfold heavenly lights of seven | B |
Sweet springs that cleave the snows | H |
Could love make worthy music of you | I |
And match my Master's powers | H |
Had even my love less heart to love you | I |
A better song were ours | H |
With all the rhymes like stars above you | I |
And all the words like flowers | H |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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