At William Maclennan's Grave Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABCCB DEFGGF HHHCCH IIJKKJ LLMNNO PQHHHH RRNDDN HHSTT AADUUD

Here where the cypress tallA
Shadows the stucco wallA
Bronze and deepB
Where the chrysanthemums blowC
And the roses blood and snowC
He lies asleepB
-
Florence dreameth afarD
Memories of foray and warE
Murmur stillF
The Certosa crowns with a coldG
Cloud of snow and goldG
The olive hillF
-
What has he now for the streamsH
Born sweet and deep with dreamsH
From the cedar meresH
Only the Arno's flowC
Turbid and weary and slowC
With wrath and tearsH
-
What has he now for the songI
Of the boatmen joyous and longI
Where the rapids shineJ
Only the sound of toilK
Where the peasants press the soilK
For the oil and wineJ
-
Spirit fellow in soothL
With bold La Salle and DuluthL
And La V randryeM
Nothing he has but restN
Deep in his cypress nestN
With memoryO
-
Hearts of steel and of fireP
Why do ye love and aspireQ
When followsH
Death all your passionate deedsH
Garnered with rust and with weedsH
In the hollowsH
-
God that hardened the steelR
Bid the flame leap and reelR
Gave us unrestN
We act in the dusk afarD
In a star beyond your starD
His behestN
-
'We leave you dreams and namesH
Still we are iron and flamesH
Biting and brightS
Into some virgin worldT
Champions we are hurledT
Of venture and fight '-
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Here where the shadows fallA
From the cypress by the wallA
Where the roses areD
Here is a dream and a nameU
There like a rose of flameU
Rises a starD

Duncan Campbell Scott



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