The Vision Of The Holy Grail Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCB DDEFGE HHCGG GGIJGI KKGCC LLHFFH MMINN GGOCCO OOCGGC CCFPP OOOQQO RRCGGC SSFRRF OOTOOT AAOCCO| Deere Chryste let not the cheere of earth | A |
| To fill our hearts with heedless mirth | A |
| This holy Christmasse time | B |
| But give us of thy heavenly cheere | C |
| That we may hold thy love most deere | C |
| And know thy peace sublime | B |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| Full merry waxed King Pelles court | D |
| With Yuletide cheere and Yuletide sport | D |
| And when the board was spread | E |
| Now wit ye well 'twas good to see | F |
| So fair and brave a companie | G |
| With Pelles at the head | E |
| - | |
| 'Come hence Elaine ' King Pelles cried | H |
| 'Come hence and sit ye by my side | H |
| For never yet I trow | C |
| Have gentle virtues like to thine | G |
| Been proved by sword nor pledged in wine | G |
| Nor shall be nevermo ' | - |
| - | |
| 'Sweete sir my father ' quoth Elaine | G |
| 'Me it repents to give thee pain | G |
| Yet tarry I may not | I |
| For I shall soond and I shall die | J |
| If I behold this companie | G |
| And see not Launcelot | I |
| - | |
| 'My heart shall have no love but this | K |
| My lips shall know no other kiss | K |
| Save only father thine | G |
| So graunt me leave to seek my bower | C |
| The lonely chamber in the toure | C |
| Where sleeps his child and mine ' | - |
| - | |
| Then frowned the King in sore despite | L |
| 'A murrain seize that traitrous knight | L |
| For that he lies ' he cried | H |
| 'A base unchristian paynim he | F |
| Else by my beard he would not be | F |
| A recreant to his bride | H |
| - | |
| 'Oh I had liefer yield my life | M |
| Than see thee the deserted wife | M |
| Of dastard Launcelot | I |
| Yet an' thou hast no mind to stay | N |
| Go with thy damosels away | N |
| Lo I'll detain ye not ' | - |
| - | |
| Her damosels in goodly train | G |
| Back to her chamber led Elaine | G |
| And when her eyes were cast | O |
| Upon her babe her tears did flow | C |
| And she did wail and weep as though | C |
| Her heart had like to brast | O |
| - | |
| The while she grieved the Yuletide sport | O |
| Waxed lustier in King Pelles' court | O |
| And louder houre by houre | C |
| The echoes of the rout were borne | G |
| To where the lady all forlorn | G |
| Made moning in the toure | C |
| - | |
| 'Swete Chryste ' she cried 'ne let me hear | C |
| Their ribald sounds of Yuletide cheere | C |
| That mock at mine and me | F |
| Graunt that my sore affliction cease | P |
| And give me of the heavenly peace | P |
| That comes with thoughts of thee ' | - |
| - | |
| Lo as she spake a wondrous light | O |
| Made all that lonely chamber bright | O |
| And o'er the infant's bed | O |
| A spirit hand as samite pail | Q |
| Held sodaine foorth the Holy Grail | Q |
| Above the infant's head | O |
| - | |
| And from the sacred golden cup | R |
| A subtle incense floated up | R |
| And filled the conscious air | C |
| Which when she breather the fair Elaine | G |
| Forgot her grief forgot her pain | G |
| Forgot her sore despair | C |
| - | |
| And as the Grail's mysterious balm | S |
| Wrought in her heart a wondrous calm | S |
| Great mervail 'twas to see | F |
| The sleeping child stretch one hand up | R |
| As if in dreams he held the cup | R |
| Which none mought win but he | F |
| - | |
| Through all the night King Pelles' court | O |
| Made mighty cheer and goodly sport | O |
| Nor never recked the joy | T |
| That was vouchsafed that Christmass tide | O |
| To Launcelot's deserted bride | O |
| And to her sleeping boy | T |
| - | |
| Swete Chryste let not the cheere of earth | A |
| To fill our hearts with heedless mirth | A |
| This present Christmasse night | O |
| But send among us to and fro | C |
| Thy Holy Grail that men may know | C |
| The joy withe wisdom dight | O |
Eugene Field
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Vision Of The Holy Grail
The Vision Of The Holy Grail is a poem by Eugene Field. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Vision Of The Holy Grail poem by Eugene Field
Best Poems of Eugene Field