To An Intrusive Butterfly Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAB CDCDEFEF GHGHICIC JKJKLMNM OCOCPQPQ CRCRSTSS| Kill not for Pity's sake and lest ye slay | A |
| The meanest thing upon its upward way | A |
| Five Rules of Buddha | B |
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| I watch you through the garden walks | C |
| I watch you float between | D |
| The avenues of dahlia stalks | C |
| And flicker on the green | D |
| You hover round the garden seat | E |
| You mount you waver Why | F |
| Why storm us in our still retreat | E |
| O saffron Butterfly | F |
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| Across the room in loops of flight | G |
| I watch you wayward go | H |
| Dance down a shaft of glancing light | G |
| Review my books a row | H |
| Before the bust you flaunt and flit | I |
| Of blind M onides | C |
| Ah trifler on his lips there lit | I |
| Not butterflies but bees | C |
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| You pause you poise you circle up | J |
| Among my old Japan | K |
| You find a comrade on a cup | J |
| A friend upon a fan | K |
| You wind anon a breathing while | L |
| Around AMANDA'S brow | M |
| Dost dream her then O Volatile | N |
| E'en such an one as thou | M |
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| Away Her thoughts are not as thine | O |
| A sterner purpose fills | C |
| Her steadfast soul with deep design | O |
| Of baby bows and frills | C |
| What care hath she for worlds without | P |
| What heed for yellow sun | Q |
| Whose endless hopes revolve about | P |
| A planet tat One | Q |
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| Away Tempt not the best of wives | C |
| Let not thy garish wing | R |
| Come fluttering our Autumn lives | C |
| With truant dreams of Spring | R |
| Away Re seek thy Flowery Land | S |
| Be Buddha's law obeyed | T |
| Lest Betty's undiscerning hand | S |
| Should slay a future PRAED | S |
Henry Austin Dobson
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