Meditation In Lamplight Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ RQSSTUVQ WLQXRYS| What deaths men have died not fighting but impotent | A |
| Hung on the wire between trenches burning and freezing | B |
| Groaning for water with armies of men so near | C |
| The fall over cliff the clutch at the rootless grass | D |
| The beach rushing up the whirling the turning headfirst | E |
| Stiff writhings of strychnine taken in error or haste | F |
| Angina pectoris shudders of the heart | G |
| Failure and crushing by flying weight to the ground | H |
| Claws and jaws the stink of a lion's breath | I |
| Swimming a white belly a crescent of teeth | J |
| Agony and a spirting shredded limb | K |
| And crimson blood staining the green water | L |
| And horror of horrors the slow grind on the rack | M |
| The breaking bones the stretching and bursting skin | N |
| Perpetual fainting and waking to see above | O |
| The down thrust mocking faces of cruel men | P |
| With the power of mercy who gloat upon shrieks for mercy | Q |
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| O pity me God O God make tolerable | R |
| Make tolerable the end that awaits for me | Q |
| And give me courage to die when the time comes | S |
| When the time comes as it must however it comes | S |
| That I shrink not nor scream gripped by the jaws of the vice | T |
| For the thought of it turns me sick and my heart stands still | U |
| Knocks and stands still O fearful fearful Shadow | V |
| Kill me let me die to escape the terror of thee | Q |
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| A tap Come in Oh no I am perfectly well | W |
| Only a little tired Take this one it's softer | L |
| How are things going with you Will you have some coffee | Q |
| Well of course it's trying sometimes but never mind | X |
| It will probably be all right Carry on and keep cheerful | R |
| I shouldn't if I were you meet trouble half way | Y |
| It is always best to take everything as it comes | S |
John Collings Squire, Sir
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