Song From Judith 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKH JJLMNOPPQQJJRRESJJTT UVJJWWBALKIS was in her marble town | A |
And shadow over the world came down | A |
Whiteness of walls towers and piers | B |
That all day dazzled eyes to tears | C |
Turned from being white golden flame | D |
And like the deep sea blue became | D |
Balkis into her garden went | E |
Her spirit was in discontent | E |
Like a torch in restless air | F |
Joylessly she wandered there | F |
And saw her city's azure white | G |
Lying under the great night | G |
Beautiful as the memory | H |
Of a worshipping world would be | H |
In the mind of a god in the hour | I |
When he must kill his outward power | I |
And coming to a pool where trees | J |
Grew in double greeneries | J |
Saw herself as she went by | K |
The water walking beautifully | H |
And saw the stars shine in the glance | J |
Of her eyes and her own fair countenance | J |
Passing pale and wonderful | L |
Across the night that filled the pool | M |
And cruel was the grief that played | N |
With the queen's spirit and she said | O |
'What do I here reigning alone | P |
For to be unloved is to be alone | P |
There is no man in all my land | Q |
Dare my longing understand | Q |
The whole folk like a peasant bows | J |
Lest its look should meet my brows | J |
And be harmed by this beauty of mine | R |
I burn their brains as I were sign | R |
Of God's beautiful anger sent | E |
To master them with punishment | S |
Of beauty that must pour distress | J |
On hearts grown dark with ugliness | J |
But it is I am the punisht one | T |
Is there no man is there none | T |
In whom my beauty will but move | U |
The lust of a delighted love | V |
In whom some spirit of God so thrives | J |
That we may wed our lonely lives | J |
Is there no man is there none ' | W |
She said 'I will go to Solomon ' | W |
Lascelles Abercrombie
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