Ode To Meditation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEDFFGGHIJJ KLKMNNOPLL AAQQAJRJGG STUVWWXYZZA2A2B2B2 C2C2D2E2F2F2G2G2G2G2 H2H2I2I2G2G2POB2B2 J2J2G2G2H2H2K2L2M2M2 XXG2G2G2G2B2B2 JJGGN2N2O2O2 L2K2I2I2KKP2P2B2B2| SWEET CHILD OF REASON maid serene | A |
| With folded arms and pensive mien | A |
| Who wand'ring near yon thorny wild | B |
| So oft my length'ning hours beguil'd | B |
| Thou who within thy peaceful call | C |
| Canst laugh at LIFE'S tumultuous care | D |
| While calm repose delights to dwell | E |
| On beds of fragrant roses there | D |
| Where meek ey'd PATIENCE waits to greet | F |
| The woe worn Trav'ller's weary feet | F |
| 'Till by her blest and cheering ray | G |
| The clouds of sorrow fade away | G |
| Where conscious RECTITUDE retires | H |
| Instructive WISDOM calm DESIRES | I |
| Prolific SCIENCE lab'ring ART | J |
| And GENIUS with expanded heart | J |
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| Far from thy lone and pure domain | K |
| Steals pallid GUILT whose scowling eye | L |
| Marks the rack'd soul's convulsive pain | K |
| Tho' hid beneath the mask of joy | M |
| Madd'ning AMBITION'S dauntless band | N |
| Lean AVARICE with iron hand | N |
| HYPOCRISY with fawning tongue | O |
| Soft FLATT'RY with persuasive song | P |
| Appall'd in gloomy shadows fly | L |
| From MEDITATION'S piercing eye | L |
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| How oft with thee I've stroll'd unseen | A |
| O'er the lone valley's velvet green | A |
| And brush'd away the twilight dew | Q |
| That stain'd the cowslip's golden hue | Q |
| Oft as I ponder'd o'er the scene | A |
| Would mem'ry picture to my heart | J |
| How full of grief my days have been | R |
| How swiftly rapt'rous hours depart | J |
| Then would'st thou sweetly reas'ning say | G |
| TIME journeys thro' the roughest day | G |
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| THE HERMIT from the world retir'd | S |
| By calm Religion's voice inspir'd | T |
| Tells how serenely time glides on | U |
| From crimson morn 'till setting sun | V |
| How guiltless pure and free from strife | W |
| He journeys thro' the vale of Life | W |
| Within his breast nor sorrows mourn | X |
| Nor cares perplex nor passions burn | Y |
| No jealous fears or boundless joys | Z |
| The tenor of his mind destroys | Z |
| And when revolving mem'ry shows | A2 |
| The thorny world's unnumber'd woes | A2 |
| He blesses HEAV'N's benign decree | B2 |
| That gave his days to PEACE and THEE | B2 |
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| The gentle MAID whose roseate bloom | C2 |
| Fades fast within a cloyster's gloom | C2 |
| Far by relentless FATE remov'd | D2 |
| From all her youthful fancy lov'd | E2 |
| When her warm heart no longer bleeds | F2 |
| And cool Reflection's hour succeeds | F2 |
| Led by THY downy hand she strays | G2 |
| Along the green dell's tangled maze | G2 |
| Where thro' dank leaves the whisp'ring show'rs | G2 |
| Awake to life the fainting flow'rs | G2 |
| Absorb'd by THEE she hears no more | H2 |
| The distant torrent's fearful roar | H2 |
| The well known VESPER's silver tone | I2 |
| The bleak wind's desolating moan | I2 |
| No more she sees the nodding spires | G2 |
| Where the dark bird of night retires | G2 |
| While Echo chaunts her boding song | P |
| The cloyster's mould'ring walls among | O |
| No more she weeps at Fate's decree | B2 |
| But yields her pensive soul to THEE | B2 |
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| THE SAGE whose palsy'd head bends low | J2 |
| 'Midst scatter'd locks of silv'ry snow | J2 |
| Still by his MIND's clear lustre tells | G2 |
| What warmth within his bosom dwells | G2 |
| How glows his heart with treasur'd lore | H2 |
| How rich in Wisdom's boundless store | H2 |
| In fading Life's protracted hour | K2 |
| He smiles at Death's terrific pow'r | L2 |
| He lifts his radiant eyes which gleam | M2 |
| With Resignation's sainted beam | M2 |
| And as the weeping star of morn | X |
| Sheds lustre on the wither'd thorn | X |
| His tear benign calm comfort throws | G2 |
| O'er rugged Life's corroding woes | G2 |
| His pious soul's enlighten'd rays | G2 |
| Dart forth to gild his wint'ry days | G2 |
| He smiles serene at Heav'n's decree | B2 |
| And his last hour resigns to THEE | B2 |
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| When Learning with Promethean art | J |
| Unveils to light the youthful heart | J |
| When on the richly budding spray | G |
| The glorious beams of Genius play | G |
| When the expanded leaves proclaim | N2 |
| The promis'd fruits of rip'ning Fame | N2 |
| O MEDITATION maid divine | O2 |
| Proud REASON owns the work is THINE | O2 |
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| Oft have I known thy magic pow'r | L2 |
| Irradiate sorrow's wint'ry hour | K2 |
| Oft my full heart to THEE hath flown | I2 |
| And wept for mis'ries not its own | I2 |
| When pinch'd with agonizing PAIN | K |
| My restless bosom dar'd complain | K |
| Oft have I sunk upon THY breast | P2 |
| And lull'd my weary mind to rest | P2 |
| 'Till I have own'd the blest decree | B2 |
| That gave my soul to PEACE and THEE | B2 |
Mary Darby Robinson
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