Lost Star Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DE FGH IIJ KL| When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first | A |
| splendor the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang | B |
| Oh the picture of perfection the joy unalloyed ' | C |
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| But one cried of a sudden | D |
| It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light | E |
| and one of the stars has been lost ' | - |
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| The golden string of their harp snapped | F |
| their song stopped and they cried in dismay | G |
| Yes that lost star was the best | H |
| she was the glory of all heavens ' | - |
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| From that day the search is unceasing for her | I |
| and the cry goes on from one to the other | I |
| that in her the world has lost its one joy | J |
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| Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile | K |
| and whisper among themselves | L |
| Vain is this seeking unbroken perfection is over all ' | - |
Rabindranath Tagore
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