A Candlemas Dialogue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAAA BBCBB DDDDD EEEEE FFFFF GGGGG| Love brought Me down and cannot love make thee | A |
| Carol for joy to Me | A |
| Hear cheerful robin carol from his tree | A |
| Who owes not half to Me | A |
| I won for thee | A |
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| Yea Lord I hear his carol's wordless voice | B |
| And well may he rejoice | B |
| Who hath not heard of death's discordant noise | C |
| So might I too rejoice | B |
| With such a voice | B |
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| True thou hast compassed death but hast not thou | D |
| The tree of life's own bough | D |
| Am I not Life and Resurrection now | D |
| My Cross balm bearing bough | D |
| For such as thou | D |
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| Ah me Thy Cross but that seems far away | E |
| Thy Cradle song to day | E |
| I too would raise and worship Thee and pray | E |
| Not empty Lord to day | E |
| Send me away | E |
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| If thou wilt not go empty spend thy store | F |
| And I will give thee more | F |
| Yea make thee ten times richer than before | F |
| Give more and give yet more | F |
| Out of thy store | F |
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| Because Thou givest me Thyself I will | G |
| Thy blessed word fulfil | G |
| Give with both hands and hoard by giving still | G |
| Thy pleasure to fulfil | G |
| And work Thy Will | G |
Christina Rossetti
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