Swimming Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABA BBCB DDED FFAF GGHG AAIA| I am coming coming to thee | A |
| My strong armed lover the Sea | A |
| On thy great broad breast I will lie and rest | B |
| And thou shalt talk to me | A |
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| I have come to thee all unsought | B |
| I have stolen an hour from thought | B |
| And peace and power thou canst give in that hour | C |
| Which thy rival Earth gives not | B |
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| Alone here under the sky | D |
| And the whole world drifting by | D |
| Thy breast of brine thrills close to mine | E |
| While the cloudless sun sails high | D |
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| I fly but thou givest chase | F |
| Thy kisses are on my face | F |
| Be bold and free as thou wilt O Sea | A |
| There is life in thy close embrace | F |
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| Throat and cheek and tress | G |
| Are damp where thy salt lips press | G |
| There is strength and bliss in thy daring kiss | H |
| And joy in thy bold caress | G |
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| And what is the Earth to me | A |
| I have left it all O Sea | A |
| With its dust and soil and strife and toil | I |
| For one glad hour with thee | A |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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