Love Is Enough Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDDE FGFGHHE IJIJKLE MNMNOOE| Love is enough Let us not ask for gold | A |
| Wealth breeds false aims and pride and selfishness | B |
| In those serene Arcadian days of old | A |
| Men gave no thought to princely homes and dress | C |
| The gods who dwelt on fair Olympia's height | D |
| Lived only for dear love and love's delight | D |
| Love is enough | E |
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| Love is enough Why should we care for fame | F |
| Ambition is a most unpleasant guest | G |
| It lures us with the glory of a name | F |
| Far from the happy haunts of peace and rest | G |
| Let us stay here in this secluded place | H |
| Made beautiful by love's endearing grace | H |
| Love is enough | E |
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| Love is enough Why should we strive for power | I |
| It brings men only envy and distrust | J |
| The poor world's homage pleases but an hour | I |
| And earthly honours vanish in the dust | J |
| The grandest lives are ofttimes desolate | K |
| Let me be loved and let who will be great | L |
| Love is enough | E |
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| Love is enough Why should we ask for more | M |
| What greater gift have gods vouchsafed to men | N |
| What better boon of all their precious store | M |
| Than our fond hearts that love and love again | N |
| Old love may die new love is just as sweet | O |
| And life is fair and all the world complete | O |
| Love is enough | E |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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