Witch Dance Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABA CDCDC EFEFE GHGHG IJIJI KLKMK NONON| Between the windy swirling fire | A |
| And all the stillness of the moon | B |
| Sweet witch you danced at my desire | A |
| Turning some weird and lovely rune | B |
| To paces like the swirling fire | A |
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| As in the Sabbat's ancient round | C |
| With strange and subtle steps you went | D |
| And toward the heavens and toward the ground | C |
| Your steeple shapen hat was bent | D |
| As in the Sabbat's ancient round | C |
| - | |
| Upon the earth your paces wrought | E |
| A circle such as magians made | F |
| And still some hidden thing you sought | E |
| With hands desirous half afraid | F |
| Beyond the ring your paces wrought | E |
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| Your supple youth and loveliness | G |
| A glamor left upon the air | H |
| Whether to curse whether to bless | G |
| You wrought a stronger magic there | H |
| With your lithe youth and loveliness | G |
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| Your fingers on the smoke and flame | I |
| Moved in the mysterious conjuring | J |
| You seemed to call a silent Name | I |
| And lifted like an outstretched wing | J |
| Your somber gown against the flame | I |
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| What darkling and demonian Lord | K |
| In fear or triumph did you call | L |
| Ah was it then that you implored | K |
| With secret signs equivocal | M |
| The coming of the covens' Lord | K |
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| Sweet witch you conjured forth my heart | N |
| To answer always at your will | O |
| Like Merlin in some place apart | N |
| It lies enthralled and captive still | O |
| Sweet witch you conjured thus my heart | N |
Clark Ashton Smith
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