The Initiation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACBC DEDFGF HIHAIA JKJDKL| UNDER the flaming wings of cherubim | A |
| I moved toward that high altar O the hour | B |
| And the light waxed intenser and the dim | A |
| Low edges of the hills and the grey sea | C |
| Were caught and captur d by the present Power | B |
| My sureties and my witnesses to be | C |
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| Then the light drew me in Ah perfect pain | D |
| Ah infinite moment of accomplishment | E |
| Thou terror of pure joy with neither wane | D |
| Nor waxing but long silence and sharp air | F |
| As womb forsaking babes breathe Hush the event | G |
| Let him who wrought Love s marvellous things declare | F |
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| Shall I who fear d not joy fear grief at all | H |
| I on whose mouth Life laid his sudden lips | I |
| Tremble at Death s weak kiss and not recall | H |
| That sundering from the flesh the flight from time | A |
| The judgements stern the clear apocalypse | I |
| The lightnings and the Presences sublime | A |
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| How came I back to earth I know not how | J |
| Nor what hands led me nor what words were said | K |
| Now all things are made mine joy sorrow now | J |
| I know my purpose deep and can refrain | D |
| I walk among the living not the dead | K |
| My sight is purged I love and pity men | L |
Edward Dowden
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