Reincarnation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBD EFGFD HHHAH IJCJH KLMLN OPDPN QRHRG STHTG| He slept as weary toilers do | A |
| She gazed up at the moon | B |
| He stirred and said Wife come to bed | C |
| She answered Soon full soon | B |
| Oh that strange mystery of the dead moon's face | D |
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| Her cheek was wan her wistful mouth | E |
| Was lifted like a cup | F |
| The moonful night dripped liquid light | G |
| She seemed to quaff it up | F |
| Oh that unburied corpse that lies in space | D |
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| Her life had held but drudgery | H |
| She spelled her Bible thro' | H |
| Of books and lore she knew no more | H |
| Than little children do | A |
| Oh the weird wonder of that pallid sphere | H |
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| Her youth had been a loveless waste | I |
| Starred by no holiday | J |
| And she had wed for roof and bread | C |
| She gave her work in pay | J |
| Oh the moon memories vague and strange and dear | H |
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| She drank the night's insidious wine | K |
| And saw another scene | L |
| A stately room rare flowers in bloom | M |
| Herself in silken sheen | L |
| Oh vast the chambers of the moon and wide | N |
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| A step drew near a curtain stirred | O |
| She shook with sweet alarms | P |
| Oh splendid face oh manly grace | D |
| Oh strong impassioned arms | P |
| Oh silent moon what secrets do you hide | N |
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| The warm red lips of thirsting love | Q |
| On cheek and brow were pressed | R |
| As the bees know where honeys grow | H |
| They sought her mouth her breast | R |
| Oh the dead moon holds many a dead delight | G |
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| The speaker stirred and gruffly spake | S |
| Come wife where have you been | T |
| She whispered low Dear God I go | H |
| But 'tis the seventh sin | T |
| Oh the sad secrets of that orb of white | G |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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