Mary Magdalen Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEFGG BAHHII DDJBKKD LLMNAB OO| O eyes that strip the souls of men | A |
| There came to me the Magdalen | B |
| Her blue robe with a cord was bound | C |
| Her hair with Lenten lilies crowned | C |
| Arise she said God calls for thee | D |
| Turned to new paths thy feet must be | D |
| Leave the fever and the feast | E |
| Leave the friend thou lovest best | F |
| For thou must walk in barefoot ways | G |
| To give my dear Lord Jesus praise | G |
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| Then answered I Sweet Magdalen | B |
| God's servant once beloved of men | A |
| Why didst thou change old ways for new | H |
| Thy trailing red for corded blue | H |
| Roses for lilies on thy brow | I |
| Rich splendour for a barren vow | I |
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| Gentle of speech she answered me | D |
| Sir I was sick with revelry | D |
| True I have scarred the night with sin | J |
| A pale and tawdry heroine | B |
| But once I heard a voice that said | K |
| 'Who lives in sin is surely dead | K |
| But whoso turns to follow me | D |
| Hath joy and immortality ' | - |
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| O Mary not for this I cried | L |
| Didst thou renounce thy scented pride | L |
| Not for a taste of endless years | M |
| Or barren joy apart from tears | N |
| Didst thou desert the courts of men | A |
| Tell me thy truth sweet Magdalen | B |
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| She trembled and her eyes grew dim | O |
| For love of Him for love of Him | O |
James Elroy Flecker
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