The Angels Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFG HIJI JCFC JDCD CCJC KGLG CMDM NOPO JQFQ| Where are the angels mother | A |
| Though you have often said | B |
| They watched at night around me | C |
| And safely kept my bed | B |
| - | |
| Though every night I listen | D |
| Their voices low to hear | E |
| Yet I have never heard them | F |
| Where are they mother dear | G |
| - | |
| And when the silver moonshine | H |
| Fills all my room with light | I |
| And when the stars are shining | J |
| So countless and so bright | I |
| - | |
| I hope to see them coming | J |
| With their fair forms to me | C |
| Yet I have never seen them | F |
| Mother where can they be | C |
| - | |
| I saw a cloud this evening | J |
| Red with the setting sun | D |
| It was so very lovely | C |
| I thought it might be one | D |
| - | |
| But when it faded slowly | C |
| I knew it could not be | C |
| For they are always shining | J |
| Why come they not to me | C |
| - | |
| My child when through your window | K |
| Shines down the moonlight clear | G |
| When all is still and silent | L |
| And no kind friend is near | G |
| - | |
| Are you not glad and happy | C |
| And full of thoughts of love | M |
| Do you not think of heaven | D |
| That brighter land above | M |
| - | |
| These thoughts the angels bring you | N |
| And though the gentle tone | O |
| Of their sweet voices comes not | P |
| When you are all alone | O |
| - | |
| Yet they are always leaving | J |
| For earth their homes on high | Q |
| And though you cannot see them | F |
| You feel that they are nigh | Q |
H. P. Nichols
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Angels
The Angels is a poem by H. P. Nichols. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Angels poem by H. P. Nichols
Best Poems of H. P. Nichols