Chunder Ali-s Wife Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDEFG HIJKLMKIF NOPO QRQRIIIILSL| 'I AM poor ' said Chunder Ali while the Mandarin above him | A |
| Frowned in supercilious anger at the dog who dared to | B |
| speak 'I am friendless and a Hindoo such a one meets few to | B |
| love him Here in China where the Hindoo finds the truth alone is | C |
| weak I have naught to buy your justice were I wise I had not | D |
| striven Speak your judgment ' and he crossed his arras and bent | E |
| his quivering face Heard he then the unjust sentence all his goods and gold | F |
| were given To another and he stood alone a beggar in the place | G |
| - | |
| And the man who bought the judgment looked in triumph | H |
| and derision At the cheated Hindoo merchant as he rubbed his hands | I |
| and smiled At the whispered gratulation of his friends and at the | J |
| vision Of the more than queenly dower for Ahmeer his only | K |
| child Fair Ahmeer who of God's creatures was the only one | L |
| who loved him She the diamond of his treasures the one lamb within | M |
| his fold She whose voice like her dead mother's was the only | K |
| power that moved him She would praise the skill that gained her all this Hindoo's | I |
| silk and gold | F |
| - | |
| And the old man thanked Confucius and the judge and him who pleaded | N |
| But why falls this sudden silence why does each one hold his breath | O |
| Every eye turns on the Hindoo who before was all unheeded | P |
| And in wond'ring expectation all the court grows still as death | O |
| - | |
| Not alone stood Chunder Ali by his side Ahmeer wasstanding | Q |
| And his brown hand rested lightly on her shoulder as he smiled | R |
| At the sweet young face turned toward him Then the father's voice commanding | Q |
| Fiercely bade his daughter to him from the dog whose touch defiled | R |
| But she moved not and she looked not at her father or the others | I |
| As she answered with her eyes upon the Hindoo's noble face | I |
| 'Nay my father he defiles not this kind arm above all others | I |
| Is my choosing and forever by his side shall be my place | I |
| When you knew not his dear hand had given many a sweet love token | L |
| He had gathered all my heartstrings and had bound them round his life | S |
| Yet you tell me he defiles me nay my father you have spoken | L |
| In your anger and not knowing I was Chnnder Ali's wife ' | - |
John Boyle O'reilly
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Chunder Ali-s Wife poem by John Boyle O'reilly
Best Poems of John Boyle O'reilly