The Sailor's Grave At Clo-oose, V.i. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF EGEG CHCH| Out of the winds' and the waves' riot | A |
| Out of the loud foam | B |
| He has put in to a great quiet | A |
| And a still home | B |
| - | |
| Here he may lie at ease and wonder | C |
| Why the old ship waits | D |
| And hark for the surge and the strong thunder | C |
| Of the full Straits | D |
| - | |
| And look for the fishing fleet at morning | E |
| Shadows like lost souls | F |
| Slide through the fog where the seal's warning | E |
| Betrays the shoals | F |
| - | |
| And watch for the deep sea liner climbing | E |
| Out of the bright West | G |
| With a salmon sky and her wake shining | E |
| Like a tern's breast | G |
| - | |
| And never know he is done for ever | C |
| With the old sea's pride | H |
| Borne from the fight and the full endeavour | C |
| On an ebb tide | H |
Marjorie Lowry Christie Pickthall
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