After Sunset Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJJKLMNOPQRE STUVWXHYZA2HB2C2HHD2 E2F2HG2H2II2| REST rest four little letters one short word | A |
| Enfolding an infinitude of bliss | B |
| Rest is upon the earth The heavy clouds | C |
| Hang poised in silent ether motionless | D |
| Seeking nor sun nor breeze No restless star | E |
| Thrills the sky's gray robed breast with pulsing rays | F |
| The night's heart has throbbed out | G |
| No grass blade stirs | H |
| No downy wing d moth comes flittering by | I |
| Caught by the light Thank God there is no light | J |
| No open eyed loud voiced quick motioned light | J |
| Nothing but gloom and rest | K |
| A row of trees | L |
| Along the hill horizon westward stands | M |
| All black and still as if it were a rank | N |
| Of fallen angels melancholy met | O |
| Before the amber gate of Paradise | P |
| The bright shut gate whose everlasting smile | Q |
| Deadens despair to calm | R |
| O better far | E |
| Better than bliss is rest If suddenly | S |
| Those burnished doors of molten gold steel barred | T |
| Which the sun closed behind him as he went | U |
| Into his bridal chamber were to burst | V |
| Asunder with a clang and in a breath | W |
| God's mysteries were revealed His kingdom came | X |
| The multitudes of heavenly messengers | H |
| Hastening throughout all space the thunder quire | Y |
| Of praise the obedient lightnings' lambent gleam | Z |
| Around the unseen Throne should I not sink | A2 |
| Crushed by the weight of such beatitudes | H |
| Crying 'Rest only rest thou merciful God | B2 |
| Hide me within the hollow of Thy hand | C2 |
| In some dark corner of the universe | H |
| Thy bright full busy universe that blinds | H |
| Deafens and tortures Give me only rest ' | D2 |
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| O for a soul sleep long and deep and still | E2 |
| To lie down quiet after the weary day | F2 |
| Dropping all pleasant flowers from the numbed hands | H |
| Bidding good night to all companions dear | G2 |
| Drawing the curtains on this darkened world | H2 |
| Closing the eyes and with a patient sigh | I |
| Murmuring 'Our Father' fall on sleep till dawn | I2 |
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
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