To God The Father Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJEEKLMNEBN JOPQCRSETB| To the little pitiful God I make my prayer | A |
| The God with the long grey beard | B |
| And flowing robe fastened with a hempen girdle | C |
| Who sits nodding and muttering on the all too big throne | D |
| of Heaven | E |
| What a long long time dear God since you set the | F |
| stars in their places | G |
| Girded the earth with the sea and invented the day and | H |
| night | I |
| And longer the time since you looked through the blue | J |
| window of Heaven | E |
| To see your children at play in a garden | E |
| Now we are all stronger than you and wiser and more | K |
| arrogant | L |
| In swift procession we pass you by | M |
| Who is that marionette nodding and muttering | N |
| On the all too big throne of Heaven | E |
| Come down from your place Grey Beard | B |
| We have had enough of your play acting | N |
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| It is centuries since I believed in you | J |
| But to day my need of you has come back | O |
| I want no rose coloured future | P |
| No books of learning no protestations and denials | Q |
| I am sick of this ugly scramble | C |
| I am tired of being pulled about | R |
| O God I want to sit on your knees | S |
| On the all too big throne of Heaven | E |
| And fall asleep with my hands tangled in your grey | T |
| beard | B |
Katherine Mansfield
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