Song Of The Wave Xvii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBEF GHCI JJKLE HLEJJ KMN JOJPQ JKRJAES GATK UQVJ EHWQ| The strong shore is my beloved | A |
| And I am his sweetheart | B |
| We are at last united by love and | C |
| Then the moon draws me from him | D |
| I go to him in haste and depart | B |
| Reluctantly with many | E |
| Little farewells | F |
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| I steal swiftly from behind the | G |
| Blue horizon to cast the silver of | H |
| My foam upon the gold of his sand and | C |
| We blend in melted brilliance | I |
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| I quench his thirst and submerge his | J |
| Heart he softens my voice and subdues | J |
| My temper | K |
| At dawn I recite the rules of love upon | L |
| His ears and he embraces me longingly | E |
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| At eventide I sing to him the song of | H |
| Hope and then print smooth hisses upon | L |
| His face I am swift and fearful but he | E |
| Is quiet patient and thoughtful His | J |
| Broad bosom soothes my restlessness | J |
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| As the tide comes we caress each other | K |
| When it withdraws I drop to his feet in | M |
| Prayer | N |
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| Many times have I danced around mermaids | J |
| As they rose from the depths and rested | O |
| Upon my crest to watch the stars | J |
| Many times have I heard lovers complain | P |
| Of their smallness and I helped them to sigh | Q |
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| Many times have I teased the great rocks | J |
| And fondled them with a smile but never | K |
| Have I received laughter from them | R |
| Many times have I lifted drowning souls | J |
| And carried them tenderly to my beloved | A |
| Shore He gives them strength as he | E |
| Takes mine | S |
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| Many times have I stolen gems from the | G |
| Depths and presented them to my beloved | A |
| Shore He takes them in silence but still | T |
| I give fro he welcomes me ever | K |
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| In the heaviness of night when all | U |
| Creatures seek the ghost of Slumber I | Q |
| Sit up singing at one time and sighing | V |
| At another I am awake always | J |
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| Alas Sleeplessness has weakened me | E |
| But I am a lover and the truth of love | H |
| Is strong | W |
| I may be weary but I shall never die | Q |
Khalil Gibran
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