The Kiss Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJKJLMLN| The snow is white on wood and wold | A |
| The wind is in the firs | B |
| So dead my heart is with the cold | A |
| No pulse within it stirs | B |
| Even to see your face my dear | C |
| Your face that was my sun | D |
| There is no spring this bitter year | C |
| And summer's dreams are done | D |
| - | |
| The snakes that lie about my heart | E |
| Are in their wintry sleep | F |
| Their fangs no more deal sting and smart | E |
| No more they curl and creep | F |
| Love with the summer ceased to be | G |
| The frost is firm and fast | H |
| God keep the summer far from me | G |
| And let the snakes' sleep last | H |
| - | |
| Touch of your hand could not suffice | I |
| To waken them once more | J |
| Nor could the sunshine of your eyes | K |
| A ruined spring restore | J |
| But ah your lips You know the rest | L |
| The snows are summer rain | M |
| My eyes are wet and in my breast | L |
| The snakes' fangs meet again | N |
Edith Nesbit
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