Stray Birds 61 - 70 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCD EF GH IJK LMN O PD QG RM SDE

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TAKE my wine in my own cup friendB
It loses its wreath of foamC
when poured into that of othersD
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THE Perfect decks itself in beautyE
for the love of the ImperfectF
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GOD says to manG
'I heal you therefore I hurtH
love you therefore punish '-
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THANK the flame for its lightI
but do not forget the lampholderJ
standing in the shade with constancy of patienceK
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TINY grassL
your steps are smallM
but you possess the earth under your treadN
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THE infant flower opens its bud and criesO
'Dear World please do not fade '-
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GOD grows weary of great kingdomsP
but never of little flowersD
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WRONG cannot afford defeatQ
but Right canG
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'I GIVE my whole water in joyR
' sings the waterfallM
'though little of it is enough for the thirsty '-
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WHERE is the fountainS
that throws up these flowersD
in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasyE

Rabindranath Tagore



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