Absolution Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF| The anguish of the earth absolves our eyes | A |
| Till beauty shines in all that we can see | B |
| War is our scourge yet war has made us wise | A |
| And fighting for our freedom we are free | B |
| - | |
| Horror of wounds and anger at the foe | C |
| And loss of things desired all these must pass | D |
| We are the happy legion for we know | C |
| Time's but a golden wind that shakes the grass | D |
| - | |
| There was an hour when we were loth to part | E |
| From life we longed to share no less than others | F |
| Now having claimed this heritage of heart | E |
| What need we more my comrades and my brothers | F |
Siegfried Sassoon
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Absolution poem by Siegfried Sassoon
Best Poems of Siegfried Sassoon