To Earthward Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ HKHK LMLM KNKN| Love at the lips was touch | A |
| As sweet as I could bear | B |
| And once that seemed too much | A |
| I lived on air | B |
| - | |
| That crossed me from sweet things | C |
| The flow of was it musk | D |
| From hidden grapevine springs | C |
| Downhill at dusk | D |
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| I had the swirl and ache | E |
| From sprays of honeysuckle | F |
| That when they're gathered shake | E |
| Dew on the knuckle | F |
| - | |
| I craved strong sweets but those | G |
| Seemed strong when I was young | H |
| The petal of the rose | G |
| It was that stung | H |
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| Now no joy but lacks salt | I |
| That is not dashed with pain | J |
| And weariness and fault | I |
| I crave the stain | J |
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| Of tears the aftermark | H |
| Of almost too much love | K |
| The sweet of bitter bark | H |
| And burning clove | K |
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| When stiff and sore and scarred | L |
| I take away my hand | M |
| From leaning on it hard | L |
| In grass and sand | M |
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| The hurt is not enough | K |
| I long for weight and strength | N |
| To feel the earth as rough | K |
| To all my length | N |
Robert Lee Frost
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