Hearing The Early Oriole Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMN| When the sun rose I was still lying in bed | A |
| An early oriole sang on the roof of my house | B |
| For a moment I thought of the Royal Park at dawn | C |
| When the Birds of Spring greeted their Lord from his trees | D |
| I remember the days when I served before the Throne | E |
| Pencil in hand on duty at the Ch'eng ming | F |
| At the height of spring when I paused an instant from work | G |
| Morning and evening was this the voice I heard | H |
| Now in my exile the oriole sings again | I |
| In the dreary stillness of Hs n yang town | J |
| The bird's note cannot really have changed | K |
| All the difference lies in the listener's heart | L |
| If he could but forget that he lives at the World's end | M |
| The bird would sing as it sang in the Palace of old | N |
Bai Juyi
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