William O'kelly Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACD DEFGFE HHIIJKJ LM NAA| The Protecting Tree | A |
| Of the men of the land of F l | B |
| What aileth thee | A |
| And why is it that all | C |
| About thee grieves | D |
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| Alas O Tree of the Leaves | D |
| Here is thy rhyme | E |
| Thy bloom is lightened | F |
| And if thy fruit be withered | G |
| Thy root hath not tightened | F |
| At the same time | E |
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| Not since the Gael was sold | H |
| At Aughrim Not since to cold | H |
| Dull death went Owen Roe | I |
| Not since the drowning of Clann Adam in the days of Noe | I |
| Brought men to hush | J |
| Has such a tale of woe come to us | K |
| In such a rush | J |
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| The true flower of the blood of the place is fallen | L |
| The true clean wheat of the Gael is reaped | M |
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| Destruction be upon Death | N |
| For he has come and taken from our tree | A |
| The topmost blackberry | A |
James Stephens
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