Odysseus: In Memory Of Arthur Griffith Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKILFMN OPQFO ROOSTOOK OUFVUW

You had the prose of logic and of scornA
And words to sledge an iron argumentB
And yet you could draw down the outland birdsC
To perch beside the ravens of your thoughtD
The dreams whereby a people challengesE
Its dooms its bounds You were the one who knewF
What sacred resistance is in menG
That are almost broken how from resistance usedH
A strength is born a stormy bright eyed strengthI
Like Homer's Iris messenger of the godsJ
Coming before the ships the enemyK
Has flung the fire upon Our own our native strengthI
You mustered up But I will never say thisL
Walking beside you or looking on youF
With your strong brow and chin was like a targeM
And eyes that were so kindly of us allN
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And sorrow comes as on that August dayO
With our ship cleaving through the seas for homeP
And that news coming sparkling through the airQ
That you were dead and that we'd never see youF
Looking upon the state that you had buildedO
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The news that came was like that weight of watersR
Poured on our hopes Our navies yet unbuildedO
Our city left inglorious on its siteO
Our fields uncleared and overS
Our ancient house the ancient curse of warT
And could we pray touching the island homelandO
Other than this 'Odysseus you who labouredO
So long upon the barren outer seaK
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Odysseus Odysseus you who madeO
The plan that drove the wasters from the houseU
And bent the bow that none could bend but youF
Be with us stillV
Your memory be the watcher in our houseU
Your memory be the flame upon our hillsW

Padraic Colum



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