The Lovers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEG HDHD IDID HDHD JDJDWith silken tresses floating free | A |
A dark eyed maiden wanders | B |
Alone beside the murmuring sea | A |
And of her lover ponders | B |
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The fisher boats at anchor ride | C |
The summer moon is waking | D |
Its beams of silver on the tide | C |
In rippling flakes are breaking | D |
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The golden sands in murmurs speak | E |
Her dainty foot that presses | F |
The salt sea wind upon her cheek | E |
Is lavish of caresses | G |
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Afar upon a winding stream | H |
A youth is softly rowing | D |
Above his head the star worlds gleam | H |
And bright the moon is glowing | D |
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The trees are swaying to and fro | I |
Their shadowy boughs extending | D |
And leaf born music sweet and low | I |
Is with the night wind blending | D |
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Far off where meadows kiss the stream | H |
A golden light is winking | D |
Upon the waves its soft rays gleam | H |
From crest to hollow sinking | D |
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Upon the youth and maiden's heart | J |
The lamp of love is shining | D |
Though distance holds them both apart | J |
Their souls are intertwining | D |
Arthur Weir
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