To Wolcott Balestier Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB CDC EFFF GGG HHH EEE III AAABeyond the path of the outmost sun through utter darkness hurled | A |
Further 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 red maned star | C |
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They take their mirth in the joy of the Earth | E |
they dare not grieve for her pain | F |
They know of toil and the end of toil they know God's law is plain | F |
So they whistle the Devil to make them sport who know that Sin is vain | F |
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And ofttimes cometh our wise Lord God master of every trade | G |
And tells them tales of His daily toil of Edens newly made | G |
And they rise to their feet as He passes by gentlemen unafraid | G |
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To these who are cleansed of base Desire Sorrow and Lust and Shame | H |
Gods for they knew the hearts of men men for they stooped to Fame | H |
Borne on the breath that men call Death my brother's spirit came | H |
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He scarce had need to doff his pride or slough the dross of Earth | E |
E'en as he trod that day to God so walked he from his birth | E |
In simpleness and gentleness and honour and clean mirth | E |
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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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