Outre Mer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGHIH JKBKCLMLNOPO CQAQRSISTUPU| I see as one in dreaming | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp A broad bright quiet sea | B |
| Beyond it lies a haven | C |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp The only home for me | B |
| Some men grow strong with trouble | D |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp But all my strength is past | E |
| And tired and full of sorrow | F |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp I long to sleep at last | E |
| By force of chance and changes | G |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Man's life is hard at best | H |
| And seeing rest is voiceless | I |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp The dearest thing is rest | H |
| - | |
| Beyond the sea behold it | J |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp The home I wish to seek | K |
| The refuge of the weary | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp The solace of the weak | K |
| Sweet angel fingers beckon | C |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Sweet angel voices ask | L |
| My soul to cross the waters | M |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp And yet I dread the task | L |
| God help the man whose trials | N |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Are tares that he must reap | O |
| He cannot face the future | P |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp His only hope is sleep | O |
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| Across the main a vision | C |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Of sunset coasts and skies | Q |
| And widths of waters gleaming | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Enchant my human eyes | Q |
| I who have sinned and suffered | R |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Have sought with tears have sought | S |
| To rule my life with goodness | I |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp And shape it to my thought | S |
| And yet there is no refuge | T |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp To shield me from distress | U |
| Except the realm of slumber | P |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp And great forgetfulness | U |
Henry Kendall
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