Australia Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBA CDECDE| LAST sea thing dredged by sailor Time from Space | A |
| Are you a drift Sargasso where the West | B |
| In halcyon calm rebuilds her fatal nest | B |
| Or Delos of a coming Sun God s race | A |
| Are you for Light and trimmed with oil in place | A |
| Or but a Will o Wisp on marshy quest | B |
| A new demesne for Mammon to infest | B |
| Or lurks millennial Eden neath your face | A |
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| The cenotaphs of species dead elsewhere | C |
| That in your limits leap and swim and fly | D |
| Or trail uncanny harp strings from your trees | E |
| Mix omens with the auguries that dare | C |
| To plant the Cross upon your forehead sky | D |
| A virgin helpmate Ocean at your knees | E |
Bernard O'dowd
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