God Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B B B C D| In the ancient days when the first quiver of speech came to my lips I ascended the holy mountain and spoke unto God saying 'Master I am thy slave Thy hidden will is my law and I shall obey thee for ever more ' | A |
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| But God made no answer and like a mighty tempest passed away | B |
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| And after a thousand years I ascended the holy mountain and again spoke unto God saying 'Creator I am thy creation Out of clay hast thou fashioned me and to thee I owe mine all ' | - |
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| And God made no answer but like a thousand swift wings passed away | B |
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| And after a thousand years I climbed the holy mountain and spoke unto God again saying 'Father I am thy son In pity and love thou hast given me birth and through love and worship I shall inherit thy kingdom ' | - |
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| And God made no answer and like the mist that veils the distant hills he passed away | B |
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| And after a thousand years I climbed the sacred mountain and again spoke unto God saying 'My God my aim and my fulfilment I am thy yesterday and thou art my tomorrow I am thy root in the earth and thou art my flower in the sky and together we grow before the face of the sun ' | - |
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| Then God leaned over me and in my ears whispered words of sweetness and even as the sea that enfoldeth a brook that runneth down to her he enfolded me | C |
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| And when I descended to the valleys and the plains God was there also | D |
Khalil Gibran
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