To Mary In Heaven Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEGHIHI JKJKDADA LMLMCDCD| Thou lingering star with less'ning ray | A |
| That lov'st to greet the early morn | B |
| Again thou usherast in the day | A |
| My Mary from my soul was torn | B |
| O Mary dear departed shade | C |
| Where is thy place of blissful rest | D |
| See'st thou thy lover lowly laid | C |
| Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast | D |
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| That sacred hour can I forget | E |
| Can I forget the hallow'd grove | F |
| Where by the winding Ayr we met | E |
| To live one day of parting love | G |
| Eternity cannot efface | H |
| Those records dear of transports past | I |
| Thy image at our last embrace | H |
| Ah little thought we 'twas our last | I |
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| Ayr gurgling kiss'd his pebbled shore | J |
| O'erhung with wild woods thickening green | K |
| The fragrant birch and hawthorn hoar | J |
| Twin'd amorous round the raptur'd scene | K |
| The flowers sprang wanton to be prest | D |
| The birds sang love on every spray | A |
| Till too too soon the glowing west | D |
| Proclaim'd the speed of winged day | A |
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| Still o'er these scenes my mem'ry wakes | L |
| And fondly broods with miser care | M |
| Time but th' impression stronger makes | L |
| As streams their channels deeper wear | M |
| O Mary dear departed shade | C |
| Where is thy place of blissful rest | D |
| See'st thou thy lover lowly laid | C |
| Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast | D |
Robert Burns
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