Sea Lullaby Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD ECFC GHGH IJIJ KLKL| The old moon is tarnished | A |
| With smoke of the flood | B |
| The dead leaves are varnished | A |
| With colour like blood | B |
| - | |
| A treacherous smiler | C |
| With teeth white as milk | D |
| A savage beguiler | C |
| In sheathings of silk | D |
| - | |
| The sea creeps to pillage | E |
| She leaps on her prey | C |
| A child of the village | F |
| Was murdered today | C |
| - | |
| She came up to meet him | G |
| In a smooth golden cloak | H |
| She choked him and beat him | G |
| to death for a joke | H |
| - | |
| Her bright locks were tangled | I |
| She shouted for joy | J |
| With one hand she strangled | I |
| A strong little boy | J |
| - | |
| Now in silence she lingers | K |
| Beside him all night | L |
| To wash her long fingers | K |
| In silvery light | L |
Elinor Morton Wylie
(2)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About Sea Lullaby
Sea Lullaby is a poem by Elinor Morton Wylie. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about Sea Lullaby poem by Elinor Morton Wylie
Best Poems of Elinor Morton Wylie