Ballad. A Weedling Wild, On Lonely Lea Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABCCCB DDDEFFFE CCCGHHHG| A weedling wild on lonely lea | A |
| My evening rambles chanc'd to see | A |
| And much the weedling tempted me | A |
| To crop its tender flower | B |
| Expos'd to wind and heavy rain | C |
| Its head bow'd lowly on the plain | C |
| And silently it seem'd in pain | C |
| Of life's endanger'd hour | B |
| - | |
| And wilt thou bid my bloom decay | D |
| And crop my flower and me betray | D |
| And cast my injur'd sweets away | D |
| Its silence seemly sigh'd | E |
| A moment's idol of thy mind | F |
| And is a stranger so unkind | F |
| To leave a shameful root behind | F |
| Bereft of all its pride | E |
| - | |
| And so it seemly did complain | C |
| And beating fell the heavy rain | C |
| And low it droop'd upon the plain | C |
| To fate resign'd to fall | G |
| My heart did melt at its decline | H |
| And Come said I thou gem divine | H |
| My fate shall stand the storm with thine | H |
| So took the root and all | G |
John Clare
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About Ballad. A Weedling Wild, On Lonely Lea
Ballad. A Weedling Wild, On Lonely Lea is a poem by John Clare. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about Ballad. A Weedling Wild, On Lonely Lea poem by John Clare
Best Poems of John Clare