Dedication From "barrack Room Ballads" Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB CDC EEE FFF GGG HHH III AAA| Beyond the path of the outmost sun through utter darkness hurled | A |
| Farther than ever comet flared or vagrant star dust swirled | A |
| Live such as fought and sailed and ruled and loved and made our world | A |
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| They are purged of pride because they died they know the worth of their bays | B |
| They sit at wine with the Maidens Nine and the Gods of the Elder Days | B |
| It is their will to serve or be still as fitteth Our Father's praise | B |
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| 'Tis theirs to sweep through the ringing deep where Azrael's outposts are | C |
| Or buffet a path through the Pit's red wrath when God goes out to war | D |
| Or hang with the reckless Seraphim on the rein of a redmaned star | C |
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| They take their mirth in the joy of the Earth they dare not grieve for her pain | E |
| They know of toil and the end of toil they know God's Law is plain | E |
| So they whistle the Devil to make them sport who know that Sin is vain | E |
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| And oft times cometh our wise Lord God master of every trade | F |
| And tells them tales of His daily toil of Edens newly made | F |
| And they rise to their feet as He passes by gentlemen unafraid | F |
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| To these who are cleansed of base Desire Sorrow and Lust and Shame | G |
| Gods for they knew the hearts of men men for they stooped to Fame | G |
| Borne on the breath that men call Death my brother's spirit came | G |
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| He scarce had need to doff his pride or slough the dross of Earth | H |
| E'en as he trod that day to God so walked he from his birth | H |
| In simpleness and gentleness and honour and clean mirth | H |
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| So cup to lip in fellowship they gave him welcome high | I |
| And made him place at the banquet board the Strong Men ranged thereby | I |
| Who had done his work and held his peace and had no fear to die | I |
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| Beyond the loom of the last lone star through open darkness hurled | A |
| Further than rebel comet dared or hiving star swarm swirled | A |
| Sits he with those that praise our God for that they served His world | A |
Rudyard Kipling
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