Song Of Man Xxv Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE BBFG HIJKL HMNG OPQAR SATU AAVW XXLSY LGZA2B2 ABCDE| I was here from the moment of the | A |
| Beginning and here I am still And | B |
| I shall remain here until the end | C |
| Of the world for there is no | D |
| Ending to my grief stricken being | E |
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| I roamed the infinite sky and | B |
| Soared in the ideal world and | B |
| Floated through the firmament But | F |
| Here I am prisoner of measurement | G |
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| I heard the teachings of Confucius | H |
| I listened to Brahma's wisdom | I |
| I sat by Buddha under the Tree of Knowledge | J |
| Yet here I am existing with ignorance | K |
| And heresy | L |
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| I was on Sinai when Jehovah approached Moses | H |
| I saw the Nazarene's miracles at the Jordan | M |
| I was in Medina when Mohammed visited | N |
| Yet I here I am prisoner of bewilderment | G |
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| Then I witnessed the might of Babylon | O |
| I learned of the glory of Egypt | P |
| I viewed the warring greatness of Rome | Q |
| Yet my earlier teachings showed the | A |
| Weakness and sorrow of those achievements | R |
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| I conversed with the magicians of Ain Dour | S |
| I debated with the priests of Assyria | A |
| I gleaned depth from the prophets of Palestine | T |
| Yet I am still seeking truth | U |
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| I gathered wisdom from quiet India | A |
| I probed the antiquity of Arabia | A |
| I heard all that can be heard | V |
| Yet my heart is deaf and blind | W |
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| I suffered at the hands of despotic rulers | X |
| I suffered slavery under insane invaders | X |
| I suffered hunger imposed by tyranny | L |
| Yet I still possess some inner power | S |
| With which I struggle to greet each day | Y |
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| My mind is filled but my heart is empty | L |
| My body is old but my heart is an infant | G |
| Perhaps in youth my heart will grow but I | Z |
| Pray to grow old and reach the moment of | A2 |
| My return to God Only then will my heart fill | B2 |
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| I was here from the moment of the | A |
| Beginning and here I am still And | B |
| I shall remain here until the end | C |
| Of of world for there is no | D |
| Ending to my grief stricken being | E |
Khalil Gibran
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