A Madrigal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFGFHBHB HIHIJKJK LMLMNONO PMPMPPPP QRQRSBSB| The lily bells ring underground | A |
| Their music small I hear | B |
| When globes of dew that shine pearl round | A |
| Hang in the cowslip's ear | B |
| And all the summer blooms and sprays | C |
| Are sheathed from the sun | D |
| And yet I feel in many ways | C |
| Their living pulses run | D |
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| The crowning rose of summer time | E |
| Lies folded on its stem | F |
| Its bright urn holds no honey wine | G |
| Its brow no diadem | F |
| And yet my soul is inly thrilled | H |
| As if I stood anear | B |
| Some legal presence unrevealed | H |
| The queen of all the year | B |
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| Oh Rose dear Rose the mist and dew | H |
| Uprising from the lake | I |
| And sunshine glancing warmly through | H |
| Have kissed the flowers awake | I |
| The orchard blooms are dropping balm | J |
| The tulip's gorgeous cup | K |
| More slender than a desert palm | J |
| It's chalice lifteth up | K |
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| The birds are mated in the trees | L |
| The wan stars burn and pale | M |
| Oh Rose come forth upon the breeze | L |
| I hear the nightingale | M |
| Unfold the crimson waves that lie | N |
| In darkness rosy dim | O |
| And swing thy fragrant censer high | N |
| Oh royal Rose for him | O |
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| The hyacinths are in the fields | P |
| With purple splendours pale | M |
| Their sweet bells ring responsive peals | P |
| To every passing gale | M |
| And violets bending in the grass | P |
| Do hide their glowing eyes | P |
| When those enchanting voices pass | P |
| Like airs from Paradise | P |
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| We crowned our blushing Queen of May | Q |
| Long since with dance and tune | R |
| But the merry world of yesterday | Q |
| Is lapsing into June | R |
| Thou art not here we look in vain | S |
| Oh Rose arise appear | B |
| Resume thine emerald throne and reign | S |
| The queen of all the year | B |
Kate Seymour Maclean
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