Stanzas Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC CDCD EFEF CGCG HIHI JEJE FBFB| A beam of tranquillity smiled in the west | A |
| The storms of the morning pursued us no more | B |
| And the wave while it welcomed the moment of rest | A |
| Still heaved as remembering ills that were o'er | C |
| - | |
| Serenely my heart took the hue of the hour | C |
| Its passions were sleeping were mute as the dead | D |
| And the spirit becalmed but remembered their power | C |
| As the billow the force of the gale that was fled | D |
| - | |
| I thought of those days when to pleasure alone | E |
| My heart ever granted a wish or a sigh | F |
| When the saddest emotion my bosom had known | E |
| Was pity for those who were wiser than I | F |
| - | |
| I reflected how soon in the cup of Desire | C |
| The pearl of the soul may be melted away | G |
| How quickly alas the pure sparkle of fire | C |
| We inherit from heaven may be quenched in the clay | G |
| - | |
| And I prayed of that Spirit who lighted the flame | H |
| That Pleasure no more might its purity dim | I |
| So that sullied but little or brightly the same | H |
| I might give back the boon I had borrowed from Him | I |
| - | |
| How blest was the thought it appeared as if Heaven | J |
| Had already an opening to Paradise shown | E |
| As if passion all chastened and error forgiven | J |
| My heart then began to be purely its own | E |
| - | |
| I looked to the west and the beautiful sky | F |
| Which morning had clouded was clouded no more | B |
| Oh thus I exclaimed may a heavenly eye | F |
| Shed light on the soul that was darkened before | B |
Thomas Moore
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About Stanzas
Stanzas is a poem by Thomas Moore. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about Stanzas poem by Thomas Moore
Best Poems of Thomas Moore