The Gathering Of The Brown-eyed Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB AACC DDCC EECC AACC AAFF GGHH IIJK LLCC| The brown eyes came from Asia where all mystery is true | A |
| Ere the masters of Soul Secrets dreamed of hazel grey and blue | A |
| And the Brown Eyes came to Egypt which is called the gypsies home | B |
| And the Brown Eyes went from Egypt and Jerusalem to Rome | B |
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| There was strife amongst the Brown Eyes for the false things and the true | A |
| There was war amongst the Brown Eyes for the old gods and the new | A |
| But the old gods live for ever and their goddesses are bright | C |
| In the temples of Old Passions with the Brown Eyes of the White | C |
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| The Brown Eyes east by Africa they saw and conquered Spain | D |
| And the Brown Eyes marched as Christians till a Brown Eye met a Dane | D |
| The Dane had Brown Eyed children who in blue eyes took delight | C |
| And a son of blue eyed sailors brown eyed reads the stars to night | C |
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| Oh Knowledge from Old Deserts where the great stars rocked the world | E |
| Oh courage from grim seaboards where the Viking ships were hurled | E |
| The clear skin of the Norseman and the desert strength and sight | C |
| The power to fathom mankind and the glorious gift to write | C |
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| We can look in souls of women aye and let them know we do | A |
| We can fix the false eyes earthward we can meet and match the true | A |
| We can startle Voice from Silence and from Darkness flash the Light | C |
| And the eyes to fathom Asia are the Brown Eyes of the White | C |
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| There s a legend in the nations that all Brown Eyes once were true | A |
| But were taught in love and warfare by the sinful shades of blue | A |
| There s a story amongst sinners that all Brown Eyes once were kind | F |
| Till the Steel Blue struck the Red Fire in a hatred that was blind | F |
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| But the Brown Eyes are the saddest at the death of Love and Truth | G |
| And the Brown Eyes are the grandest and the dreamiest of Youth | G |
| They have risen in rebellion unto leadership sublime | H |
| And the grey eyed queens of women loved and love them for all time | H |
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| Brown Eyes never married Brown Eyes but unhappiness held sway | I |
| For the real mates of the Brown Eyes have for ever been the grey | I |
| But though Brown Eyes quarrel hotly though their very souls be wrenched | J |
| Never Blue Eye wronged a Brown Eye but the Brown Eye was avenged | K |
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| Through the breadth of wide Australia waiting desert like and vast | L |
| We have sent our Brown Eyed children who are multiplying fast | L |
| Patriots picture writers sages fill the Brown Eyed rolls to night | C |
| Tis the gathering from all ages of the Brown Eyed of the White | C |
Henry Lawson
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