The Chanpa Flower Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHAIJKLJMNOBIB PQ| Supposing I became a chanpa flower just for fun and grew on a | A |
| branch high up that tree and shook in the wind with laughter and | B |
| danced upon the newly budded leaves would you know me mother | C |
| You would call quot Baby where are you quot and I should laugh to | D |
| myself and keep quite quiet | E |
| I should slyly open my petals and watch you at your work | F |
| When after your bath with wet hair spread on your shoulders | G |
| you walked through the shadow of the champ tree to the little court | H |
| where you say your prayers you would notice the scent of the | A |
| flower but not know that it cane from me | I |
| When after the midday meal you sat at the window reading | J |
| ramayana and the tree's shadow fell over your hair and your lap | K |
| I should fling my wee little shadow on to the page of your book | L |
| just where you were reading | J |
| But would you guess that it was the tiny shadow of your | M |
| little child | N |
| When in the evening you went to the cow shed with the lighted | O |
| lamp in your hand I should suddenly drop on to the earth again and | B |
| be your own baby once more and beg you to tell me a story | I |
| quot Where have you been you naughty child quot | B |
| quot I won't tell you mother quot That's what you and I would say | P |
| then | Q |
Rabindranath Tagore
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