In The Beginning Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EBFG HIJK E| Ever since those wondrous days of Creation | A |
| our Lord God sleeps we are His sleep | B |
| And He accepted this in His indulgence | C |
| resigned to rest among the distant stars | D |
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| Our actions stopped Him from reacting | E |
| for His fist tight hand is numbed by sleep | B |
| and the times brought in the age of heroes | F |
| during which our dark hearts plundered Him | G |
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| Sometimes He appears as if tormented | H |
| and His body jerks as if plagued by pain | I |
| but these spells are always outweighed by the | J |
| number of His countless other worlds | K |
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| Translated by Albert Ernest Flemming | E |
Rainer Maria Rilke
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