From Monte Pincio Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBACCDDEEFFGG FHCFIGJJKKKKKK FKKKLLJJMMNNKK KKKKOOPPFFQQKK| Evening is coming the sun waxes red | A |
| Radiant colors from heaven are beaming | B |
| Life's lustrous longings in infinite streaming | B |
| Glory in death o'er the mountains is spread | A |
| Cupolas burn but the fog in far masses | C |
| Over the bluish black fields softly passes | C |
| Rolling as whilom oblivion pale | D |
| Hid is yon valley 'neath thousand years' veil | D |
| Evening so red and warm | E |
| Glows as the people swarm | E |
| Notes of the cornet flare | F |
| Flowers and brown eyes fair | F |
| Great men of old stand in marble erected | G |
| Waiting scarce known and neglected | G |
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| Vespers are ringing through roseate air | F |
| Nebulous floating of tone sacrifices | H |
| Twilight in churches now broadens and rises | C |
| Incense and word fill the evening with prayer | F |
| Over the Sabines the flame belt is knotted | I |
| Shepherds' lights through the Campagna are dotted | G |
| Rome with her lamps dimly breaks on the sight | J |
| Shadowy legend from history's night | J |
| But to the evening's spell | K |
| Dances the Saltarell' | K |
| Fireworks flash and play | K |
| Mora and laughter gay | K |
| Colors and tones in all thoughts are enthroning | K |
| Harmony's gracious condoning | K |
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| Lost has the light in its soundless affray | F |
| Heaven its vaulting of dark blue is framing | K |
| Where from infinity deep stars are flaming | K |
| Earth's masses sink into vapor away | K |
| Fleeing the darkness the eyes seek the city | L |
| Meet with its torches a corpse borne in pity | L |
| These seek the night but a flag is each light | J |
| Waving the hope of eternity bright | J |
| Gaily to dance and wine | M |
| Mandolins give the sign | M |
| Monkish song noise of streets | N |
| Drowned by a drum's stern beats | N |
| Through all the dreaming life's arteries flowing | K |
| Glimpses of daylight are going | K |
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| Silence o'er all and the darker blue sky | K |
| Watches serenely expectant 'mid cheering | K |
| Dreams of the past and the future that's nearing | K |
| Fluctuant gleams in the gray that is nigh | K |
| But they will gather and Rome be resurgent | O |
| Day dawn from Italy's midnight emergent | O |
| Cannon shall sound and the bells ring the new | P |
| Mem'ries illumine the future's bright blue | P |
| Greeting a bridal pair | F |
| Charming in hope so rare | F |
| Voices bring soft salute | Q |
| Music of harp and flute | Q |
| Mightier yearnings sweet sleep is beguiling | K |
| Lesser dare waken to smiling | K |
Bjarnstjerne Bjarnson
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