Within. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDF GEGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN OEOE PQPQ RSRS TUTU| Could my heart hold another one | A |
| I cannot tell | B |
| Sometimes it seems an ample dome | C |
| Sometimes a cell | B |
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| Sometimes a temple filled with saints | D |
| Serene and fair | E |
| Whose eyes are pure from mortal taints | D |
| All lilies are | F |
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| Sometimes a narrow shrine in which | G |
| One precious fare | E |
| Smiles ever from its guarded niche | G |
| With deathless grace | H |
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| Sometimes a nest where weary things | I |
| And weal and shy | J |
| Are brooded under mother wings | I |
| Till they can fly | J |
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| And then a palace with wide rooms | K |
| Adorned and dressed | L |
| Where eager slaves pour sweet perfumes | K |
| For each new guest | L |
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| Whiche'er it be I know always | M |
| Within that door | N |
| Whose latch it is not mine to raise | M |
| Blows evermore | N |
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| With breath of balm upon its wing | O |
| A soft still air | E |
| Which makes each closely folded thing | O |
| Look always fair | E |
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| My darlings do you feel me near | P |
| As every day | Q |
| Into this hidden place and dear | P |
| I take my way | Q |
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| Always you stand in radiant guise | R |
| Always I see | S |
| A noiseless welcome in the eyes | R |
| You turn on me | S |
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| And whether I come soon or late | T |
| Whate'er befall | U |
| Always within the guarded gate | T |
| I find you all | U |
Susan Coolidge (sarah Chauncey Woolsey)
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