Let Joy Alone Be Remembered Now Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDABAB EFEFGHGHABAB| Let thy joys alone be remembered now | A |
| Let thy sorrows go sleep awhile | B |
| Or if thought's dark cloud come o'er thy brow | A |
| Let Love light it up with his smile | B |
| For thus to meet and thus to find | C |
| That Time whose touch can chill | D |
| Each flower of form each grace of mind | C |
| Hath left thee blooming still | D |
| Oh joy alone should be thought of now | A |
| Let our sorrows go sleep awhile | B |
| Or should thought's dark cloud come o'er thy brow | A |
| Let Love light it up with his smile | B |
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| When the flowers of life's sweet garden fade | E |
| If but one bright leaf remain | F |
| Of the many that once its glory made | E |
| It is not for us to complain | F |
| But thus to meet and thus to wake | G |
| In all Love's early bliss | H |
| Oh Time all other gifts may take | G |
| So he but leaves us this | H |
| Then let joy alone be remembered now | A |
| Let our sorrows go sleep awhile | B |
| Or if thought's dark cloud come o'er the brow | A |
| Let Love light it up with his smile | B |
Thomas Moore
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