Overlooked Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACCC DBDBCC EBEBCC FDGDCC| Sleep with her tender balm her touch so kind | A |
| Has passed me by | B |
| Afar I see her vesture velvet lined | A |
| Float silently | C |
| O Sleep my tired eyes had need of thee | C |
| Is thy sweet kiss not meant to night for me | C |
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| Peace with the blessings that I longed for so | D |
| Has passed me by | B |
| Where'er she folds her holy wings I know | D |
| All tempests die | B |
| O Peace my tired soul had need of thee | C |
| Is thy sweet kiss denied alone to me | C |
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| Love with her heated touches passion stirred | E |
| Has passed me by | B |
| I called quot O stay thy flight quot but all unheard | E |
| My lonely cry | B |
| O Love my tired heart had need of thee | C |
| Is thy sweet kiss withheld alone from me | C |
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| Sleep sister twin of Peace my waking eyes | F |
| So weary grow | D |
| O Love thou wanderer from Paradise | G |
| Dost thou not know | D |
| How oft my lonely heart has cried to thee | C |
| But Thou and Sleep and Peace come not to me | C |
Emily Pauline Johnson
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