Poet Madison Julius Cawein

Madison Julius Cawein

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A Summer Day Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIGG GGJJKKLLMMGGNNKK

White clouds like thistledown at faultA
That drift through heaven's azure vaultA
The sun beams down the weedy groundB
Vibrates with many an insect soundB
Blackberry lilies in the noonC
Lean to the creek with eyes a swoonC
Where in a shallow silver gleamsD
Of minnows and a heron dreamsD
An old road clouding pale the heatE
Behind a slow hoof's muffled beatE
And there hill gazing at the skiesF
A pond within whose languor liesF
A twinkle like an eye that smilesG
In thought that with a dream beguilesG
The day a dream of clouds that driftH
And arms the willow trees upliftH
Protectingly as if to hideI
The wildbird on its nest that criedI
Now mists that mass thesunset dyesG
Build an Arabia in the skiesG
Through which the sun in pomp retiresG
Torched to his room with saffron firesG
And 'thwart his palace door is laidJ
A crescent sign a moony bladeJ
Then glittering in a cloud is sheathedK
And dripping crimson fire wreathedK
A magic scimetar of flameL
Is slowly drawn before the sameL
The door of Day is closed its barM
Put up one bright and golden starM
While crowding all the corridorsG
Of Dusk the shadows blackamoorsG
Of darkness glide and zephyrs sweepN
Mist gowns of musk through halls of SleepN
Dim odalisques of Night who waitK
Upon their lord who lies in stateK

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