A Rajput Love Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFD GHBIJB FFFAF KFLFMJFF NBOBPO FFFAF| Parvati at her lattice | A |
| O Love were you a basil wreath to twine | B |
| among my tresses | C |
| A jewelled clasp of shining gold to bind around my sleeve | D |
| O Love were you the keora's soul that haunts | E |
| my silken raiment | F |
| A bright vermilion tassel in the girdles that I weave | D |
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| O Love were you the scented fan | G |
| that lies upon my pillow | H |
| A sandal lute or silver lamp that burns before my shrine | B |
| Why should I fear the jealous dawn | I |
| that spreads with cruel laughter | J |
| Sad veils of separation between your face and mine | B |
| - | |
| Haste O wild bee hours to the gardens of the sun set | F |
| Fly wild parrot day to the orchards of the west | F |
| Come O tender night with your sweet | F |
| consoling darkness | A |
| And bring me my Beloved to the shelter of my breast | F |
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| Amar Singh in the saddle | K |
| O Love were you the hooded hawk upon my hand | F |
| that flutters | L |
| Its collar band of gleaming bells atinkle as I ride | F |
| O Love were you a turban spray or | M |
| floating heron feather | J |
| The radiant swift unconquered sword | F |
| that swingeth at my side | F |
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| O Love were you a shield against the | N |
| arrows of my foemen | B |
| An amulet of jade against the perils of the way | O |
| How should the drum beats of the dawn | B |
| divide me from your bosom | P |
| Or the union of the midnight be ended with the day | O |
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| Haste O wild deer hours to the meadows of the sunset | F |
| Fly wild stallion day to the pastures of the west | F |
| Come O tranquil night with your soft | F |
| consenting darkness | A |
| And bear me to the fragrance of my Beloved's breast | F |
Sarojini Naidu
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