The Crane Is My Neighbour Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE FF BB| The bird is my neighbour a whimsical fellow and dim | A |
| There is in the lake a nobility falling on him | A |
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| The bird is a noble he turns to the sky for a theme | B |
| And the ripples are thoughts coming out to the edge of a dream | B |
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| The bird is both ancient and excellent sober and wise | C |
| But he never could spend all the love that is sent for his eyes | C |
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| He bleats no instruction he is not an arrogant drummer | D |
| His gown is simplicity blue as the smoke of the summer | D |
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| How patient he is as he puts out his wings for the blue | E |
| His eyes are as old as the twilight and calm as the dew | E |
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| The bird is my neighbour he leaves not a claim for a sigh | F |
| He moves as the guest of the sunlight he roams in the sky | F |
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| The bird is a noble he turns to the sky for a theme | B |
| And the ripples are thoughts coming out to the edge of a dream | B |
John Shaw Neilson
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