Three Souls Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEF GGHHIIJ KLM NNOPQQRRSST UUVVWWUUXXY UU

Three Souls there were that reached the Heavenly GateA
And gained permission of the Guard to waitA
Barred from the bliss of Paradise by sinB
They did not ask or hope to enter inB
'We loved one woman thus their story ranC
We lost her for she chose another manC
So great our love it brought us to this doorD
We only ask to see her face once moreD
Then will we go to realms where we belongE
And pay our penalty for doing wrong 'F
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'And wert thou friends on earth ' The Guard spake thusG
'Nay we were foes but Death made friends of usG
The dominating thought within each SoulH
Brought us together comrades to this goalH
To see her face and in its radiance baskI
For one great moment that is all we askI
And having seen her we must journey backJ
The path we came a hard and dangerous track '-
'Wait then ' the Angel said 'beside me hereK
But do not strive within God's Gate to peerL
Nor converse hold with Spirits clothed in lightM
Who pass this way thou hast not earned the right '-
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They waited year on year Then like a flameN
News of the woman's death from earth land cameN
The eager lovers scanned with hungry eyesO
Each Soul that passed the Gates of ParadiseP
The well beloved face in vain they soughtQ
Until one day the Guardian Angel broughtQ
A message to them 'She has gone ' he saidR
'Down to the lower regions of the deadR
Her chosen mate went first so great her loveS
She has resigned the joys that wait aboveS
To dwell with him until perchance some dayT
Absolved from sin he seeks the Better Way '-
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Silent the lovers turned The pitying GuardU
Said 'Stay the while his hand the door unbarredU
There waits for thee no darker grief or woeV
Enter the Gates and all God's glories knowV
But to be ready for so great a blissW
Pause for a moment and take heed of thisW
The dearest treasure by each mortal lostU
Lies yonder when the Threshold has been crossedU
And thou shalt find within that Sacred PlaceX
The shining wonder of her worshipped faceX
All that is past is but a troubled dreamY
Go forward now and claim the Fact Supreme '-
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Then clothed like Angels fitting their estateU
Three Souls went singing singing through God's GateU

Ella Wheeler Wilcox



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