After Prayers, Lie Cold Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFGHH| Arise my body my small body we have striven | A |
| Enough and He is merciful we are forgiven | A |
| Arise small body puppet like and pale and go | B |
| White as the bed clothes into bed and cold as snow | B |
| Undress with small cold fingers and put out the light | C |
| And be alone hush'd mortal in the sacred night | C |
| A meadow whipt flat with the rain a cup | D |
| Emptied and clean a garment washed and folded up | D |
| Faded in colour thinned almost to raggedness | E |
| By dirt and by the washing of that dirtiness | E |
| Be not too quickly warm again Lie cold consent | F |
| To weariness' and pardon's watery element | G |
| Drink up the bitter water breathe the chilly death | H |
| Soon enough comes the riot of our blood and breath | H |
Clive Staples Lewis
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