Tranquilism Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCBDDEFFG AABAABAAAAAA HIJAAJKKLMML| I call myself a Tranquilist | A |
| With deep detachment I exist | A |
| From friction free | B |
| While others court the gilded throng | C |
| And worship Women Wine and Song | C |
| I scorn the three | B |
| For I have reached the sober age | D |
| When I prefer to turn a page | D |
| Beside the fire | E |
| And from the busy mart of men | F |
| To meditative book and pen | F |
| With grace retire | G |
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| If you are craving peace of mind | A |
| In Tranquilism you will find | A |
| Philosophy | B |
| Serenely fold your hands and wait | A |
| Be cloistered calm whatever fate | A |
| The Gods decree | B |
| And though the world with rage be rent | A |
| Hold it remote and claim content | A |
| With quiet heart | A |
| You can't do much to better it | A |
| But your good will may help a bit | A |
| Ere you depart | A |
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| So let us who are old and sere | H |
| To din of battle shut the ear | I |
| And trumpet vain | J |
| And though in no monastic mood | A |
| Accept the balm of solitude | A |
| And grace regain | J |
| Let us be Tranquilists and try | K |
| In placid places to apply | K |
| Life's wisdom won | L |
| In Nature's bounty we may bless | M |
| The Gods and wait with thankfulness | M |
| Our setting sun | L |
Robert William Service
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