To The Herb Rosemary Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBACCDEEF GAAGHHIJJI KLLKMMNOON| Sweet scented flower who art wont to bloom | A |
| On January's front severe | B |
| And o'er the wintry desert drear | B |
| To waft thy waste perfume | A |
| Come thou shalt form my nosegay now | C |
| And I will bind thee round my brow | C |
| And as I twine the mournful wreath | D |
| I'll weave a melancholy song | E |
| And sweet the strain shall be and long | E |
| The melody of death | F |
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| Come funeral flower who lovest to dwell | G |
| With the pale corse in lonely tomb | A |
| And throw across the desert gloom | A |
| A sweet decaying smell | G |
| Come press my lips and lie with me | H |
| Beneath the lowly alder tree | H |
| And we will sleep a pleasant sleep | I |
| And not a care shall dare intrude | J |
| To break the marble solitude | J |
| So peaceful and so deep | I |
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| And hark the wind god as he flies | K |
| Moans hollow in the forest trees | L |
| And sailing on the gusty breeze | L |
| Mysterious music dies | K |
| Sweet flower that requiem wild is mine | M |
| It warns me to the lonely shrine | M |
| The cold turf altar of the dead | N |
| My grave shall be in yon lone spot | O |
| Where as I lie by all forgot | O |
| A dying fragrance thou wilt o'er my ashes shed | N |
Henry Kirk White
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