The Butchers At Prayer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CBCB DBDB| Each nation as it draws the sword | A |
| And flings its standard to the air | B |
| Petitions piously the Lord | A |
| Vexing the void abyss with prayer | B |
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| O irony too deep for mirth | C |
| O posturing apes that rant and dare | B |
| This antic attitude O Earth | C |
| With your wild jest of wicked prayer | B |
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| I dare not laugh a rising swell | D |
| Of laughter breaks in shrieks somewhere | B |
| No doubt they relish it in Hell | D |
| This cosmic jest of Earth at prayer | B |
Don Marquis
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