The Hymn Of Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFFGHIJEK LHMM NOPHHHQ RPMPPS TMTHMUPP HBCP| I was | A |
| And I am | B |
| So shall I be to the end of time | C |
| For I am without end | D |
| - | |
| I have cleft the vast spaces of the infinite and | E |
| Taken flight in the world of fantasy and drawn nigh | F |
| To the circle of light on high | F |
| Yet behold me a captive of matter | G |
| I have hearkened to the teachings of Confucius | H |
| And listened to the wisdom of Brahma and sat | I |
| Beside the Buddha beneath the tree of knowledge | J |
| Behold me now contending with ignorance and | E |
| Unbelieving | K |
| - | |
| I was upon Sinai when the Lord showed Himself | L |
| To Moses By the Jordan I beheld the Nazarene's | H |
| Miracles In Medina I heard the words of the | M |
| Apostle of Arabia | M |
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| Behold me now a prisoner of doubt | N |
| I have seen Babylon's strength and Egypt's glory | O |
| And the greatness of Greece My eyes cease not | P |
| Upon the smallness and poverty of their works | H |
| I have sat with the witch of Endor and the priests | H |
| Of Assyria and the prophets of Palestine and I cease | H |
| Not to chant the truth | Q |
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| I have learned the wisdom that descended on | R |
| India and gained mastery over poetry that welled | P |
| From the Arabian's heart and hearkened to the | M |
| Music of people from the West | P |
| Yet am I blind and see not my ears are stopped | P |
| And I do not hear | S |
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| I have borne the harshness of insatiable | T |
| Conquerors and felt the oppression of tyrants and the | M |
| bondage of the powerful | T |
| Yet am I strong to do battle with the days | H |
| All this have I heard and seen and I am yet a | M |
| Child In truth shall I hear and see the deeds of | U |
| Youth and grow old and attain perfection and | P |
| Return to God | P |
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| I was | H |
| And I am | B |
| So shall I be to the end of time | C |
| For I am without end | P |
Khalil Gibran
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