Azrael Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDCECEFGFGHDHD IJIJ| The angels in high places | A |
| Who minister to us | B |
| Reflect God's smile their faces | A |
| Are luminous | B |
| Save one whose face is hidden | C |
| The Prophet saith | D |
| The unwelcome the unbidden | C |
| Azrael Angel of Death | D |
| And yet that veil egrave d face I know | C |
| Is lit with pitying eyes | E |
| Like those faint stars the first to glow | C |
| Through cloudy winter skies | E |
| That they may never tire | F |
| Angels by God's decree | G |
| Bear wings of snow and fire | F |
| Passion and purity | G |
| Save one all unavailing | H |
| The Prophet saith | D |
| His wings are gray and trailing | H |
| Azrael Angel of Death | D |
| And yet the souls that Azrael brings | I |
| Across the dark and cold | J |
| Look up beneath those folded wings | I |
| And find them lined with gold | J |
Robert Gilbert Welsh
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