Flute-priest Song For Rain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEFG HIJKLIMG NODPDQRPDS TUCFDG VWNEXYZAA2B2C2D2E2G| Whistle under the water | A |
| Make the water bubble to the tones of the flute | B |
| I call the bluebirds song into the water | A |
| Wee kee Wee kee kee | C |
| Dawn is coming | D |
| The morning star shines upon us | E |
| Bluebird singing to the West clouds | F |
| Bring the humming rain | G |
| - | |
| Water rattles shake | H |
| Flute whistles | I |
| Star in Heaven shines | J |
| I blow the oriole's song | K |
| The yellow song of the North | L |
| I call rain clouds with my rattles | I |
| Wee kee kee oriole | M |
| Pattering rain | G |
| - | |
| To the South I blow my whistle | N |
| To the red parrot of the South I call | O |
| Send red lightning | D |
| Under your wings | P |
| The forked lightning | D |
| Thunder rattles whirl | Q |
| To the sky waters | R |
| Fill the springs | P |
| The water is moving | D |
| Wait | S |
| - | |
| Whistle to the East | T |
| With a magpie voice | U |
| Wee kee Wee kee kee | C |
| Call the storm clouds | F |
| That they come rushing | D |
| Call the loud rain | G |
| - | |
| Why does it not come | V |
| Who is bad | W |
| Whose heart is evil | N |
| Who has done wickedness | E |
| I weep | X |
| I rend my garments | Y |
| I grieve for the sin which is in this place | Z |
| My flute sobs with the voice of all birds in the water | A |
| Even to the six directions I weep and despair | A2 |
| Come O winds from the sides of the sky | B2 |
| Open your bird beaks that rain may fall down | C2 |
| Drench our fields our houses | D2 |
| Fill the land | E2 |
| With tumult of rain | G |
Amy Lowell
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