A Lover's Envy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBA CCBBC DDBBD EEBBE| I envy every flower that blows | A |
| Along the meadow where she goes | A |
| And every bird that sings to her | B |
| And every breeze that brings to her | B |
| The fragrance of the rose | A |
| - | |
| I envy every poet's rhyme | C |
| That moves her heart at eventime | C |
| And every tree that wears for her | B |
| Its brightest bloom and bears for her | B |
| The fruitage of its prime | C |
| - | |
| I envy every Southern night | D |
| That paves her path with moonbeams white | D |
| And silvers all the leaves for her | B |
| And in their shadow weaves for her | B |
| A dream of dear delight | D |
| - | |
| I envy none whose love requires | E |
| Of her a gift a task that tires | E |
| I only long to live to her | B |
| I only ask to give to her | B |
| All that her heart desires | E |
Henry Van Dyke
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