Marriage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E F G H I J K L M B N C O P| Then Almitra spoke again and said 'And what of Marriage master ' | A |
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| And he answered saying | B |
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| You were born together and together you shall be forevermore | C |
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| You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days | D |
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| Aye you shall be together even in the silent memory of God | E |
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| But let there be spaces in your togetherness | F |
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| And let the winds of the heavens dance between you | G |
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| Love one another but make not a bond of love | H |
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| Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls | I |
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| Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup | J |
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| Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf | K |
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| Sing and dance together and be joyous but let each one of you be alone | L |
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| Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music | M |
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| Give your hearts but not into each other's keeping | B |
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| For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts | N |
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| And stand together yet not too near together | C |
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| For the pillars of the temple stand apart | O |
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| And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow | P |
Khalil Gibran
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