To A Child (rosamund) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EEFFGGHH DDIICCGG JJDDBBKK LLMMNNBB OOBBPPQQ N| The fairies have been busy while you slept | A |
| They have been laughing where the sad rain wept | A |
| They have taught Beauty to the ignorant flowers | B |
| Set tasks of hope to weary wind torn bowers | B |
| And heard the lessons learned in school rooms cold | C |
| By seedling snapdragon and marigold | C |
| At dawn while still you slept I grew aware | D |
| How good the fairies are how many and fair | D |
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| The fairy whose delightful gown is red | E |
| Across a corner of our garden sped | E |
| And where her flying raiment fluttered past | F |
| Its roseate reflection still is cast | F |
| Red poppies by the rhododendron's side | G |
| Paeonies gorgeous in their summer pride | G |
| And red may bushes by the old red wall | H |
| Shower down their crimson petals over all | H |
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| Then she whose gown is gold and gold her hair | D |
| Swept down the golden steep straight sunbeam stair | D |
| She lit the tulip lamps she lit the torch | I |
| Of hollyhock beside the cottage porch | I |
| She dressed the honeysuckle in fringe of gold | C |
| She gave the king cups fairy wealth to hold | C |
| She kissed St John's wort till it opened wide | G |
| She set the yarrow by the river side | G |
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| Then came the lady all whose robes are white | J |
| She made the pale buds blossom in delight | J |
| Set silver stars upon the jasmine's hair | D |
| And gave the stream white lily buds to wear | D |
| She painted lilies white and pearl white phlox | B |
| White poppies passion flowers and gray leaved stocks | B |
| Her pure kind touch redeemed the most forlorn | K |
| And even the vile petunia smiled new born | K |
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| The dearest fairy of all green is her gown | L |
| She kissed the plane trees in the tiresome town | L |
| She smoothed the pastures and the lawn's pale sheen | M |
| She decked the boughs with hangings fresh and green | M |
| She showed each flower the one and only way | N |
| Its beauty of shape and colour to display | N |
| She taught the world to be a Paradise | B |
| Of changing leaf and blade for tired eyes | B |
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| Then one and all they came where you were laid | O |
| In your strait bed my little lovely maid | O |
| The red robed fairy kissed your lips your face | B |
| The white robed made your heart her dwelling place | B |
| Into your eyes the green robed fairy smiled | P |
| The golden fairy touched your dreams my child | P |
| And one not named but mightiest made my Dear | Q |
| The innermost rose of the re flowered year | Q |
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| May | N |
E. (edith) Nesbit
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