Self-knowledge Xvii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C A D E F G H I J H K L H M H| And a man said Speak to us of Self Knowledge | A |
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| And he answered saying | B |
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| Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights | C |
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| But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge | A |
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| You would know in words that which you have always know in thought | D |
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| You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams | E |
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| And it is well you should | F |
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| The hidden well spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea | G |
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| And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes | H |
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| But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure | I |
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| And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line | J |
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| For self is a sea boundless and measureless | H |
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| Say not I have found the truth but rather I have found a truth | K |
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| Say not I have found the path of the soul Say rather I have met the soul walking upon my path | L |
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| For the soul walks upon all paths | H |
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| The soul walks not upon a line neither does it grow like a reed | M |
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| The soul unfolds itself like a lotus of countless petals | H |
Khalil Gibran
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