Lament For The Poets: 1916 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNAN| I heard the Poor Old Woman say | A |
| At break of day the fowler came | B |
| And took my blackbirds from their songs | C |
| Who loved me well thro' shame and blame | B |
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| No more from lovely distances | D |
| Their songs shall bless me mile by mile | E |
| Nor to white Ashbourne call me down | F |
| To wear my crown another while | E |
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| With bended flowers the angels mark | G |
| For the skylark the places they lie | H |
| From there its little family | I |
| Shall dip their wings first in the sky | H |
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| And when the first surprise of flight | J |
| Sweet songs excite from the far dawn | K |
| Shall there come blackbirds loud with love | L |
| Sweet echoes of the singers gone | K |
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| But in the lonely hush of eve | M |
| Weeping I grieve the silent bills | N |
| I heard the Poor Old Woman say | A |
| In Derry of the little hills | N |
Francis Ledwidge
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