Drought Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB AABB CCBB DDBB| For rain for rain the parched lands cry | A |
| Reproachful to the cloudless sky | A |
| The hot white fields in light are blinking | B |
| The rivers in their beds are shrinking | B |
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| For rest for rest the weary cry | A |
| That watch from dark to dawn the sky | A |
| A little sleep their limbs are craving | B |
| A little rest from ceaseless raving | B |
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| God gives in His good time the rain | C |
| And sends the sick man peace for pain | C |
| But while we wait His gracious sending | B |
| Alas the sad days seem unending | B |
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| Yet when the evening comes the dew | D |
| Brings to the fields a fragrance new | D |
| And loving smiles at day s returning | B |
| Will soothe awhile the sick man s yearning | B |
Francis William Bourdillon
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