Elevation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAB BCCB DEFG HIJK KLMN F O| Above the ponds beyond the valleys | A |
| The woods the mountains the clouds the seas | A |
| Farther than the sun the distant breeze | A |
| The spheres that wilt to infinity | B |
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| My spirit you move with agility | B |
| And like a good swimmer who swoons in the wave | C |
| You groove the depths immensity gave | C |
| The inexpressible and male ecstasy | B |
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| From this miasma of waste | D |
| You will be purified in superior air | E |
| And drink a pure and divine liqueur | F |
| A clear fire to replace the limpid space | G |
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| Behind this boredom and fatigue this vast chagrin | H |
| Whose weight moves the mists of existence | I |
| Happy is he who vigorously fans the senses | J |
| Toward serene and luminous fields mdash wincing | K |
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| The one whose thoughts are like skylarks taken wing | K |
| Across the heavens mornings in full flight | L |
| mdash Who hovers over life understanding without effort | M |
| The language of flowers and mute things | N |
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| Translated by William A Sigler | F |
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| Submitted by Ryan McGuire | O |
Charles Baudelaire
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