The Rainbow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MFNF CBOB PQRQ STUT| What is the rainbow mother dear | A |
| With many colored light | B |
| Have the clouds parted just to show | C |
| The floor of heaven so bright | B |
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| Or is it wings of angels pure | D |
| That touch along the sky | E |
| And do they come that we may see | F |
| How fair is all on high | E |
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| Or mother on that shining arch | G |
| Do spirits rise above | H |
| And on that bended bow ascend | I |
| Where all is light and love | H |
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| How beautiful must be that road | J |
| Why should we call those back | K |
| Who travel to the better land | L |
| On such a sunny track | K |
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| Why did you weep when brother died | M |
| Did you not know that he | F |
| On that delightful path must tread | N |
| Ere he in heaven could be | F |
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| My dearest child we cannot know | C |
| Or trace the spirit's flight | B |
| For sin and sorrow draw their veil | O |
| Across our mortal sight | B |
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| If as the rainbow takes its hues | P |
| Of beauty from the sun | Q |
| We strive to live like Christ our Lord | R |
| The meek and holy One | Q |
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| Then shall we dwell in Heaven's clear day | S |
| Which knows nor night nor moon | T |
| For ever from the Father's throne | U |
| Beams high and cloudless noon | T |
H. P. Nichols
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