Bouche-mignonne Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEGHIHI JKJKLBLBMNMNOGOOPIPI QOQORSRTUVUVBWBWLXLX QBQB YZYZA2VA2B2C2IC2IB2I B2IIBIBAOAOB2XB2XIII ILOLOBouche Mignonne liv'd in the mill | A |
Past the vineyards shady | B |
Where the sun shone on a rill | A |
Jewell'd like a lady | B |
Proud the stream with lily bud | C |
Gay with glancing swallow | D |
Swift its trillion footed flood | C |
Winding ways to follow | D |
Coy and still when flying wheel | E |
Rested from its labour | F |
Singing when it ground the meal | E |
Gay as lute or tabor | G |
Bouche Mignonne it called when red | H |
In the dawn were glowing | I |
Eaves and mill wheel leave thy bed | H |
Hark to me a flowing | I |
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Bouche Mignonne awoke and quick | J |
Glossy tresses braided | K |
Curious sunbeams cluster'd thick | J |
Vines her casement shaded | K |
Deep with leaves and blossoms white | L |
Of the morning glory | B |
Shaking all their banners bright | L |
From the mill eaves hoary | B |
Swallows turn'd glossy throats | M |
Timorous uncertain | N |
When to hear their matin notes | M |
Peep'd she thro' her curtain | N |
Shook the mill stream sweet and clear | O |
With its silver laughter | G |
Shook the mill from flooring sere | O |
Up to oaken ratter | O |
Bouche Mignonne it cried come down | P |
Other flowers are stirring | I |
Pierre with fingers strong and brown | P |
Sets the wheel a birring | I |
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Bouche Mignonne her distaff plies | Q |
Where the willows shiver | O |
Round the mossy mill wheel flies | Q |
Dragon flies a quiver | O |
Flash a thwart the lily beds | R |
Pierce the dry reed's thicket | S |
Where the yellow sunlight treads | R |
Chants the friendly cricket | T |
Butterflies about her skim | U |
Pouf their simple fancies | V |
In the willow shadows dim | U |
Take her eyes for pansies | V |
Buzzing comes a velvet bee | B |
Sagely it supposes | W |
Those red lips beneath the tree | B |
Are two crimson roses | W |
Laughs the mill stream wise and bright | L |
It is not so simple | X |
Knew it since she first saw light | L |
Ev'ry blush and dimple | X |
Bouche Mignonne it laughing cries | Q |
Pierre as the bee is silly | B |
Thinks two morning stars thine eyes | Q |
And thy neck a lily | B |
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Bouche Mignonne when shadows crept | Y |
From the vine dark hollows | Z |
When the mossy mill wheel slept | Y |
Curv'd the airy swallows | Z |
When the lilies clos'd white lids | A2 |
Over golden fancies | V |
Homeward drove her goats and kids | A2 |
Bright the gay moon dances | B2 |
With her light and silver feet | C2 |
On the mill stream flowing | I |
Come a thousand perfumes sweet | C2 |
Dewy buds are blowing | I |
Comes an owl and grely flits | B2 |
Jewell'd ey'd and hooting | I |
Past the green tree where she sits | B2 |
Nightingales are fluting | I |
Soft the wind as rust'ling silk | I |
On a courtly lady | B |
Tinkles down the flowing milk | I |
Huge and still and shady | B |
Stands the mill wheel resting still | A |
From its loving labor | O |
Dances on the tireless rill | A |
Gay as lute or tabor | O |
Bouche Mignonne it laughing cries | B2 |
Do not blush and tremble | X |
If the night has ears and eyes | B2 |
I'll for thee disemble | X |
Loud and clear and sweet I'll sing | I |
Oh my far way straying | I |
I will hide the whisper'd thing | I |
Pierre to thee is saying | I |
Bouche Mignonne good night good night | L |
Ev'ry silver hour | O |
I will toss my lilies white | L |
'Gainst thy maiden bower | O |
Isabella Valancy Crawford
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