The Child In Our Soul Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BCBCDDEE FGFGHHII IJIJKKII FLFLMMII LNLNOOLL PQPQRRII| A | |
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| Toward God in heaven spacious | B |
| With artless faith a boy looks free | C |
| As toward his mother gracious | B |
| And top of Christmas tree | C |
| But early in the storm of youth | D |
| There wounds him deep the serpent's tooth | D |
| His childhood's faith is doubted | E |
| And flouted | E |
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| Soon stands in radiant splendor | F |
| With bridal wreath his boyhood's dream | G |
| Her loving eyes and tender | F |
| The light of heaven's faith stream | G |
| As by his mother's knee of yore | H |
| God's name he stammers yet once more | H |
| The rue of tears now paying | I |
| And praying | I |
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| When now life's conflict stirring | I |
| Leads him along through doubtings wild | J |
| Then upward points unerring | I |
| Close by his side his child | J |
| With children he a child is still | K |
| And whatsoe'er his heart may chill | K |
| Prayer for his son is warming | I |
| Transforming | I |
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| The greatest man in wonder | F |
| Must ward the child within his breast | L |
| And list 'mid loudest thunder | F |
| Its whisperings unrepressed | L |
| Where oft a hero fell with shame | M |
| The child it was restored his name | M |
| His better self revealing | I |
| And healing | I |
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| All great things thought created | L |
| In child like joy sprang forth and grew | N |
| All strength with goodness mated | L |
| Obeyed the child's voice true | N |
| When beauty in the soul held sway | O |
| The child gave it in artless play | O |
| All wisdom worldly minded | L |
| Is blinded | L |
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| Hail him who forward presses | P |
| So far that he a home is worth | Q |
| For there alone possesses | P |
| The child life peace on earth | Q |
| Though worn we grieve and hardened grow | R |
| What solace 't is our home to know | R |
| With children's laughter ringing | I |
| And singing | I |
Bjarnstjerne Bjarnson
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