Touched By An Angel Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBE FFGHIJF KBLKMKNK| We unaccustomed to courage | A |
| exiles from delight | B |
| live coiled in shells of loneliness | C |
| until love leaves its high holy temple | D |
| and comes into our sight | B |
| to liberate us into life | E |
| - | |
| Love arrives | F |
| and in its train come ecstasies | F |
| old memories of pleasure | G |
| ancient histories of pain | H |
| Yet if we are bold | I |
| love strikes away the chains of fear | J |
| from our souls | F |
| - | |
| We are weaned from our timidity | K |
| In the flush of love's light | B |
| we dare be brave | L |
| And suddenly we see | K |
| that love costs all we are | M |
| and will ever be | K |
| Yet it is only love | N |
| which sets us free | K |
Maya Angelou
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