Should Lanterns Shine Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCADEFG HIJAKLM NO DP| Should lanterns shine the holy face | A |
| Caught in an octagon of unaccustomed light | B |
| Would wither up an any boy of love | C |
| Look twice before he fell from grace | A |
| The features in their private dark | D |
| Are formed of flesh but let the false day come | E |
| And from her lips the faded pigments fall | F |
| The mummy cloths expose an ancient breast | G |
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| I have been told to reason by the heart | H |
| But heart like head leads helplessly | I |
| I have been told to reason by the pulse | J |
| And when it quickens alter the actions' pace | A |
| Till field and roof lie level and the same | K |
| So fast I move defying time the quiet gentleman | L |
| Whose beard wags in Egyptian wind | M |
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| I have heard may years of telling | N |
| And many years should see some change | O |
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| The ball I threw while playing in the park | D |
| Has not yet reached the ground | P |
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