The Heart O' Spring Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCB DBDEB FGFFG HIHHI ABCCB| Whiten oh whiten O clouds of lawn | A |
| Lily like clouds that whiten above | B |
| Now like a dove and now like a swan | C |
| But never oh never pass on pass on | C |
| Never so white as the throat of my love | B |
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| Blue black night on the mountain peaks | D |
| Is not so black as the locks o' my love | B |
| Stars that shine through the evening streaks | D |
| Over the torrent that flashes and breaks | E |
| Are not so bright as the eyes o' my love | B |
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| Moon in a cloud a cloud of snow | F |
| Mist in the vale where the rivulet sounds | G |
| Dropping from ledge to ledge below | F |
| Turning to gold in the sunset's glow | F |
| Are not so soft as her footstep sounds | G |
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| Sound o' May winds in the blossoming trees | H |
| Is not so sweet as her laugh that rings | I |
| Song o' wild birds on the morning breeze | H |
| Birds and brooks and murmur o' bees | H |
| Are harsh to her voice when she laughs or sings | I |
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| The rose of my heart is she my dawn | A |
| My star o' the east my moon above | B |
| My soul takes ship for the Avalon | C |
| Of her heart of hearts and shall sail on | C |
| Till it anchors safe in its haven of love | B |
Madison Julius Cawein
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