Stray Birds 81 - 90 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC DE FGH HIHJ KLK MN OPQ RS BTUVA | |
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WHAT is this unseen flame of darkness | B |
whose sparks are the stars | C |
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LET life be beautiful like summer flowers | D |
and death like autumn leaves | E |
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HE who wants to do good knocks at the gate | F |
he who loves | G |
finds the gate open | H |
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IN death the many becomes one | H |
in life the one becomes many | I |
Religion will be one | H |
when God is dead | J |
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THE artist is the lover of Nature | K |
therefore he is her slave | L |
and her master | K |
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'HOW far are you from me O Fruit ' | - |
'I am hidden in your heart O Flower ' | - |
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THIS longing is for the one who is felt in the dark | M |
but not seen in the day | N |
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'YOU are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf | O |
I am the smaller one on its upper side | P |
' said the dewdrop to the lake | Q |
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THE scabbard is content to be dull | R |
when it protects the keenness of the sword | S |
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IN darkness | B |
the One appears as uniform | T |
in the light | U |
the One appears as manifold | V |
Rabindranath Tagore
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