Mother Night Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBA CDECDE| Eternities before the first born day | A |
| Or ere the first sun fledged his wings of flame | B |
| Calm Night the everlasting and the same | B |
| A brooding mother over chaos lay | A |
| And whirling suns shall blaze and then decay | A |
| Shall run their fiery courses and then claim | B |
| The haven of the darkness whence they came | B |
| Back to Nirvanic peace shall grope their way | A |
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| So when my feeble sun of life burns out | C |
| And sounded is the hour for my long sleep | D |
| I shall full weary of the feverish light | E |
| Welcome the darkness without fear or doubt | C |
| And heavy lidded I shall softly creep | D |
| Into the quiet bosom of the Night | E |
James Weldon Johnson
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