Absolution Ii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDBD EFEFGHFI CJCJJDJD| UNBIND thine eyes with thine own soul confer | A |
| Look on the sins that made thy life unclean | B |
| Behold how poor thy vaunted virtues were | A |
| How weak thy faith thy deeds how small and mean | B |
| How far from thy high dreams thy life hath been | C |
| How poor thy use of all thou hast received | D |
| How little of all God's glory thou hast seen | B |
| How misconstrued that which thou hast perceived | D |
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| Turn not thine eyes away from thine unworth | E |
| The cup of shame drink to the bitter lees | F |
| And when thou art lowered to the least on earth | E |
| And in the dust makest common cause with these | F |
| Then shall kind arms enfold thee bringing peace | G |
| The Earth thy Mother shall assuage thy pain | H |
| Her woods and fields Her quiet streams and seas | F |
| Shall touch thy soul and make thee whole again | I |
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| But if thy heart holds fast one secret sin | C |
| If one vile script thy soul shrinks to erase | J |
| The mighty Mother cannot bring thee in | C |
| Unto the happy holy healing place | J |
| But thou shalt weep in darkness out of grace | J |
| And miss the light of beauty undefiled | D |
| For he who would behold Her face to face | J |
| Must be in spirit as a little child | D |
Edith Nesbit
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