The Awakening River Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCAAADAEFCGAHIJCKL| The gulls are mad in love with the river | A |
| And the river unveils her face and smiles | B |
| In her sleep brooding eyes they mirror their shining wings | C |
| She lies on silver pillows the sun leans over her | A |
| He warms and warms her he kisses and kisses her | A |
| There are sparks in her hair and she stirs in laughter | A |
| Be careful my beautiful waking one You will catch | D |
| on fire | A |
| Wheeling and flying with the foam of the sea on their | E |
| breasts | F |
| The ineffable mists of the sea clinging to their wild wings | C |
| Crying the rapture of the boundless ocean | G |
| The gulls are mad in love with the river | A |
| Wake we are the dream thoughts flying form your heart | H |
| Wake we are the songs of desire flowing from your | I |
| bosom | J |
| O I think the sun will lend her his great wings | C |
| And the river will fly to the sea with the mad in | K |
| love birds | L |
Katherine Mansfield
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