The Nursing Sister Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGFG HEHE IJIJ BEBE| Maternity Hospital | A |
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| Our sister sayeth such and such | B |
| And we must bow to her behests | C |
| Our sister toileth overmuch | B |
| Our little maid that hath no breasts | C |
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| A field untilled a web unwove | D |
| A flower withheld from sun or bee | E |
| An alien in the Courts of Love | D |
| And teacher unto such as we | E |
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| We love her but we laugh the while | F |
| We laugh but sobs are mixed with laughter | G |
| Our sister hath no time to smile | F |
| She knows not what must follow after | G |
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| Wind of the South arise and blow | H |
| From beds of spice thy locks shake free | E |
| Breathe on her heart that she may know | H |
| Breathe on her eyes that she may see | E |
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| Alas we vex her with our mirth | I |
| And maze her with most tender scorn | J |
| Who stands beside the Gates of Birth | I |
| Herself a child a child unborn | J |
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| Our sister sayeth such and such | B |
| And we must bow to her behests | E |
| Our sister toileth overmuch | B |
| Our little maid that hath no breasts | E |
Rudyard Kipling
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