A Word Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC BBDDEF GGHHII BBBBEEJ JBBKK LLMMNN GGB| A word came forth in Galilee a word like to a star | A |
| It climbed and rang and blessed and burnt wherever brave hearts are | A |
| A word of sudden secret hope of trial and increase | B |
| Of wrath and pity fused in fire and passion kissing peace | B |
| A star that o'er the citied world beckoned a sword of flame | C |
| A star with myriad thunders tongued a mighty word there came | C |
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| The wedge's dart passed into it the groan of timber wains | B |
| The ringing of the river nails the shrieking of the planes | B |
| The hammering on the roofs at morn the busy workshop roar | D |
| The hiss of shavings drifted deep along the windy floor | D |
| The heat browned toiler's crooning song the hum of human worth | E |
| Mingled of all the noise of crafts the ringing word went forth | F |
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| The splash of nets passed into it the grind of sand and shell | G |
| The boat hook's clash the boas oars' jar the cries to buy and sell | G |
| The flapping of the landed shoals the canvas crackling free | H |
| And through all varied notes and cries the roaring of the sea | H |
| The noise of little lives and brave of needy lives and high | I |
| In gathering all the throes of earth the living word went by | I |
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| Earth's giants bowed down to it in Empire's huge eclipse | B |
| When darkness sat above the thrones seven thunders on her lips | B |
| The woes of cities entered it the clang of idols' falls | B |
| The scream of filthy Caesars stabbed high in their brazen halls | B |
| The dim hoarse floods of naked men the world realms' snapping girth | E |
| The trumpets of Apocalypse the darkness of the earth | E |
| The wrath that brake the eternal lamp and hid the eternal hill | J |
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| A world's destruction loading the word went onward still | J |
| The blaze of creeds passed into it the hiss of horrid fires | B |
| The headlong spear the scarlet cross the hair shirt and the briars | B |
| The cloistered brethren's thunderous chaunt the errant champion's song | K |
| The shifting of the crowns and thrones the tangle of the strong | K |
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| The shattering fall of crest and crown and shield and cross and cope | L |
| The tearing of the gauds of time the blight of prince and pope | L |
| The reign of ragged millions leagued to wrench a loaded debt | M |
| Loud with the many throated roar the word went forward yet | M |
| The song of wheels passed into it the roaring and the smoke | N |
| The riddle of the want and wage the fogs that burn and choke | N |
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| The breaking of the girths of gold the needs that creep and swell | G |
| The strengthening hope the dazing light the deafening evangel | G |
| Through kingdoms dead and empires damned through changes without cease | B |
| With earthquake chaos born and fed rose and the word was 'Peace ' | - |
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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