Having Crossed The River Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CCB DD EFGF BHIIHaving crossed the river | A |
where will you go O friend | B |
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There's no road to tread | C |
No traveler ahead | C |
Neither a beginning nor an end | B |
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There's no water no boat no boatman no cord | D |
No earth is there no sky no time no bank no ford | D |
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You have forgotten the Self within | E |
Your search in the void will be in vain | F |
In a moment the life will ebb | G |
And in this body you won't remain | F |
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Be ever conscious of this O friend | B |
You've to immerse within your Self | H |
Kabir says salvation you won't then need | I |
For what you are you would be indeed | I |
Kabir
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