Sorrow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDEEDC FGHHIJIKL MNOPQNMRSTTUVWXVY| To the melody of Sheng Sheng Man | A |
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| I pine and peak | B |
| And questless seek | B |
| Groping and moping to linger and languish | C |
| Anon to wander and wonder glare stare and start | D |
| Flesh chill'd | E |
| Ghost thrilled | E |
| With grim dart | D |
| And keen canker of rankling anguish | C |
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| Sudden a gleam | F |
| Of fair weather felt | G |
| But fled as fast and the ice cold season stays | H |
| How hard to have these days | H |
| In rest or respite peace or truce | I |
| Sip upon sip of tasteless wine | J |
| Is of slight use | I |
| To counter or quell | K |
| The fierce lash of the evening blast | L |
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| The wild geese see | M |
| Fly overhead | N |
| Ah there's the grief | O |
| That's chief grief beyond bearing | P |
| Wild fowl far faring | Q |
| In days of old you sped | N |
| Bearing my true love's tender thoughts to me | M |
| Lo how my lawn is rife with golden blooms | R |
| Of bunched chrysanthemums | S |
| Weary their heads they bow | T |
| Who cares to pluck them now | T |
| While I the casement keep | U |
| Lone waiting waiting for night | V |
| And as the shades fall | W |
| Upon broad leaves sparse rain drops drip | X |
| Ah such a plight | V |
| Of grief grief unbearable unthinkable | Y |
Li Ching Chao
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