Luke Havergal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAAAA CCDDCECC FFAAGFFF AAHHAAAA| Go to the western gate Luke Havergal | A |
| There where the vines cling crimson on the wall | A |
| And in the twilight wait for what will come | B |
| The wind will moan the leaves will whisper some | B |
| Whisper of her and strike you as they fall | A |
| But go and if you trust her she will call | A |
| Go to the western gate Luke Havergal | A |
| Luke Havergal | A |
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| No there is not a dawn in eastern skies | C |
| To rift the fiery night that's in your eyes | C |
| But there where western glooms are gathering | D |
| The dark will end the dark if anything | D |
| God slays Himself with every leaf that flies | C |
| And hell is more than half of paradise | E |
| No there is not a dawn in eastern skies | C |
| In eastern skies | C |
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| Out of a grave I come to tell you this | F |
| Out of a grave I come to quench the kiss | F |
| That flames upon your forehead with a glow | A |
| That blinds you to the way that you must go | A |
| Yes there is yet one way to where she is | G |
| Bitter but one that faith can never miss | F |
| Out of a grave I come to tell you this | F |
| To tell you this | F |
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| There is the western gate Luke Havergal | A |
| There are the crimson leaves upon the wall | A |
| Go for the winds are tearing them away | H |
| Nor think to riddle the dead words they say | H |
| Nor any more to feel them as they fall | A |
| But go and if you trust her she will call | A |
| There is the western gate Luke Havergal | A |
| Luke Havergal | A |
Edwin Arlington Robinson
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