Bequeathal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEDCFGFCHIHCJKJC| THE night birds cry in the bush outside | A |
| And I write here though the hour be late | B |
| And what shall I write of the man who died | A |
| 'He gave his gold to the poor at his gate ' | C |
| The line is written Was that his all | D |
| And did that all exhaust his love | E |
| 'Nay nay write on while the night birds call | D |
| He gave his soul to his God above ' | C |
| Say on for in so rich a vein | F |
| More gold lay waiting to be proved | G |
| ' 'T was so Write this and write it plain | F |
| He gave his heart to the wife he loved ' | C |
| What more 'What more dost thou require | H |
| What more was left to give or take | I |
| Yet more there was Write this in fire | H |
| He gave his life for his country's sake ' | C |
| 'Last gift of all with courage fine | J |
| Though far from stars that watched his birth | K |
| He fell Write then this final line | J |
| He gave his clay to the aliens' earth ' | C |
Roderic Quinn
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