W. Q. J. * Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABB CDCDD EFEFG HIHII J| O hero of the iron age | A |
| Upon thy grave we will not weep | B |
| Nor yet consume away in rage | A |
| For thee and thy untimely sleep | B |
| Our hearts a burning silence keep | B |
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| O martyr in these iron days | C |
| One fate was sure for soul like thine | D |
| Well you foreknew but went your ways | C |
| The crucifixion is the sign | D |
| The meed of all the kingly line | D |
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| We may not mourn though such a night | E |
| Has fallen on our earthly spheres | F |
| Bereft of love and truth and light | E |
| As never since the dawn of years | F |
| For tears give birth alone to tears | G |
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| One wreath upon they grave we lay | H |
| The silence of our bitter thought | I |
| Words that would scorch their hearts of clay | H |
| And turn to learn what thou has taught | I |
| To shape our lives as thine was wrought | I |
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| April | J |
George William Russell
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