The Child-angel Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIBJCBHI| They clamour and fight they doubt and despair they know no end | A |
| to their wrangling | B |
| Let your life come amongst them like a flame of light my | C |
| child unflickering and pure and delight them into silence | D |
| They are cruel in their greed and their envy their words are like | E |
| hidden knives thirsting for blood | F |
| Go and stand amidst their scowling hearts my child and let | G |
| your gentle eyes fall upon them like the forgiving peace of the | H |
| evening over the strife of the day | I |
| Let them see your face my child and thus know the meaning | B |
| of all things let them love you and thus love each other | J |
| Come and take your seat in the bosom of the limitless my | C |
| child At sunrise open and raise your heart like a blossoming | B |
| flower and at sunset bend your head and in silence complete the | H |
| worship of the day | I |
Rabindranath Tagore
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