Frederick George Scott

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The Feud Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABAAAC DEDDD F FFF G HHH IBIII JBJJJ K KKK LELLL

I hear a cry from the Sansard caveA
O mother will no one hearkenB
A cry of the lost will no one saveA
A cry of the dead though the oceans raveA
And the scream of a gull as he wheels o'er a graveA
While the shadows darken and darken 'C
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'Oh hush thee child for the night is wetD
And the cloud caves split asunderE
With lightning in a jagged fretD
Like the gleam of a salmon in the netD
When the rocks are rich in the red sunsetD
And the stream rolls down in thunder '-
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'Mother O mother a pain at my heartF
A pang like the pang of dying '-
'Oh hush thee child for the wild birds dartF
Up and down and close and partF
Wheeling round where the black cliffs startF
And the foam at their feet is flying '-
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'O mother a strife like the black clouds'G
And a peace that cometh after '-
'Hush child for peace is the end of lifeH
And the heart of a maiden finds peace as a wifeH
But the sky and the cliffs and the ocean are rifeH
With the storm and thunder's laughter '-
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'Come in my sons come in and restI
For the shadows darken and darkenB
And your sister is pale as the white swan's breastI
And her eyes are fixed and her lips are pressedI
In the death of a name ye might have guessedI
Had ye twain been here to hearken '-
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'Hush mother a corpse lies on the sandJ
And the spray is round it drivenB
It lies on its face and one white handJ
Points through the mist on the belt of strandJ
To where the cliffs of Sansard standJ
And the ocean's strength is riven '-
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'Was it God my sons who laid him thereK
Or the sea that left him sleeping '-
'Nay mother our dirks where his heart was bareK
As swift as the rain through the teeth of the airK
And the foam fingers play in the Saxon's hairK
While the tides are round him creeping '-
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'Oh curses on you hand and headL
Like the rains in this wild weatherE
The guilt of blood is swift and dreadL
Your sister's face is cold and deadL
Ye may not part whom God would wedL
And love hath knit together '-

Frederick George Scott



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