In Memoriam G.m.m. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLM FNFN| His letter lies before me here | A |
| Scarce written ere the hand grew cold | B |
| That traced the lines so fine and clear | C |
| Which still of love and friendship told | B |
| - | |
| This fragile film of black and white | D |
| A traveller over land and sea | E |
| Is all the bond I have to night | D |
| Between the friend I loved and me | E |
| - | |
| I know not where his form may rest | F |
| Yet well I know Death cannot take | G |
| His memory from the Central West | F |
| And its proud city by the lake | G |
| - | |
| But where are now his loyal soul | H |
| His loving heart and gifted mind | I |
| Do they survive a conscious whole | H |
| The dwelling they have left behind | I |
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| Beyond this tiny orb we tread | J |
| Who can the spirit's pathway trace | K |
| Or find a haven for our dead | J |
| In seas of interstellar space | K |
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| O silent stars that flash and burn | L |
| Across the bridgeless vault of blue | M |
| Ye may receive but ne'er return | L |
| The dead we sadly yield to you | M |
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| In vain we urge the old request | F |
| In vain the darkness we explore | N |
| Light lie the turf above thy breast | F |
| O friend whom I shall see no more | N |
John L. Stoddard
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