The Playground Of Life Xix Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BBC DEF GBHI JKL MNO PQ MMI RDNSTUNV WXY ZA2B2C2D2ME2| A | |
| A | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| One hour devoted to the pursuit of Beauty | B |
| And Love is worth a full century of glory | B |
| Given by the frightened weak to the strong | C |
| - | |
| - | |
| From that hour comes man's Truth and | D |
| During that century Truth sleeps between | E |
| The restless arms of disturbing dreams | F |
| - | |
| - | |
| In that hour the soul sees for herself | G |
| The Natural Law and for that century she | B |
| Imprisons herself behind the law of man | H |
| And she is shackled with irons of oppression | I |
| - | |
| - | |
| That hour was the inspiration of the Songs | J |
| Of Solomon an that century was the blind | K |
| Power which destroyed the temple of Baalbek | L |
| - | |
| - | |
| That hour was the birth of the Sermon on the | M |
| Mount and that century wrecked the castles of | N |
| Palmyra and the Tower of Babylon | O |
| - | |
| - | |
| That hour was the Hegira of Mohammed and that | P |
| Century forgot Allah Golgotha and Sinai | Q |
| - | |
| - | |
| One hour devoted to mourning and lamenting the | M |
| Stolen equality of the weak is nobler than a | M |
| Century filled with greed and usurpation | I |
| - | |
| - | |
| It is at that hour when the heart is | R |
| Purified by flaming sorrow and | D |
| Illuminated by the torch of Love | N |
| And in that century desires for Truth | S |
| Are buried in the bosom of the earth | T |
| That hour is the root which must flourish | U |
| That hour of meditation the hour of | N |
| Prayer and the hour of a new era of good | V |
| - | |
| - | |
| And that century is a life of Nero spent | W |
| On self investment taken solely from | X |
| Earthly substance | Y |
| - | |
| - | |
| This is life | Z |
| Portrayed on the stage for ages | A2 |
| Recorded earthly for centuries | B2 |
| Lived in strangeness for years | C2 |
| Sung as a hymn for days | D2 |
| Exalted but for an hour but the | M |
| Hour is treasured by Eternity as a jewel | E2 |
Khalil Gibran
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Playground Of Life Xix
The Playground Of Life Xix is a poem by Khalil Gibran. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Playground Of Life Xix poem by Khalil Gibran
Best Poems of Khalil Gibran