Winter In Panchavati Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EF GG HH II JJ KK J LD GG MM NN OO PQ RR NN SS AA TT SU VV WW GG XX YY S Z BB A2A2 SS B2 XX MM YC2 BBCame and passed the golden autumn in the forest's gloomy shade | A |
And the northern blasts of winter swept along the silent glade | A |
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When the chilly night was over once at morn the prince of fame | B |
For his morning's pure ablutions to the Godavari came | B |
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Meek eyed Sita softly followed with the pitcher in her arms | C |
Gallant Lakshman spake to Rama of the Indian winter's charms | C |
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'Comes the bright and bracing winter to the royal Rama dear | D |
Like a bride the beauteous season doth in richest robes appear | D |
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Frosty air and freshening zephyrs wake to life each mart and plain | E |
And the corn in dewdropp sparkling makes a sea of waving green | F |
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But the village maid and matron shun the freezing river's shore | G |
By the fire the village elder tells the stirring tale of yore | G |
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With the winter's ample harvest men perform each pious rite | H |
To the Fathers long departed to the Gods of holy might | H |
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With the rite of agrayana pious men their sins dispel | I |
And with gay and sweet observance songs of love the women tell | I |
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And the monarchs bent on conquest mark the winter's cloudless glow | J |
Lead their bannered cars and forces 'gainst the rival and the foe | J |
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Southwards rolls the solar chariot and the cold and widowed North | K |
Reft of 'bridal mark' and joyance coldly sighs her sorrows forth | K |
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Southward rolls the solar chariot Himalaya 'home of snow ' | - |
True to name and appellation doth in whiter garments glow | J |
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Southward rolls the solar chariot cold and crisp the frosty air | L |
And the wood of flower dismantled doth in russet robes appear | D |
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Star of Pushya rules December and the night with rime is hoar | G |
And beneath the starry welkin in the woods we sleep no more | G |
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And the pale moon mist enshrouded sheds a faint and feeble beam | M |
As the breath obscures the mirror winter mist obscures her gleam | M |
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Hidden by the rising vapour faint she glistens on the dale | N |
Like our sun embrown d Sita with her toil and penance pale | N |
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Sweeping blasts from western mountains through the gorges whistle by | O |
And the saras and the curlew raise their shrill and piercing cry | O |
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Boundless fields of wheat and barley are with dewdrops moist and wet | P |
And the golden rice of winter ripens like the clustering date | Q |
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Peopled marts and rural hamlets wake to life and cheerful toil | R |
And the peaceful happy nations prosper on their fertile soil | R |
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Mark the sun in morning vapours like the moon subdued and pale | N |
Brightening as the day advances piercing through the darksome veil | N |
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Mark his gay and golden lustre sparkling o'er the dewy lea | S |
Mantling hill and field and forest painting bush and leaf and tree | S |
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Mark it glisten on the green grass on each bright and bending blade | A |
Lighten up the long drawn vista shooting through the gloomy glade | A |
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Thirst impelled the lordly tusker still avoids the freezing drink | T |
Wild duck and the tuneful hansa doubtful watch the river's brink | T |
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From the rivers wrapped in vapour unseen cries the wild curlew | S |
Unseen rolls the misty streamlet o'er its sandbank soaked in dew | U |
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And the drooping water lily bends her head beneath the frost | V |
Lost her fresh and fragrant beauty and her tender petals lost | V |
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Now my errant fancy wanders to Ayodhya's distant town | W |
Where in hermit's barks and tresses Bharat wears the royal crown | W |
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Scorning regal state and splendoar spurning pleasures loved of yore | G |
Spends his winter day in penance sleeps at night upon the floor | G |
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Aye perchance Sarayu's waters seeks he now serene and brave | X |
As we seek when dawns the daylight Godavari's limpid wave | X |
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Rich of hue with eye of lotus truthful faithful strong of mind | Y |
For the love he bears thee Rama spurns each joy of baser kind | Y |
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'False he proves unto his father who is led by mother's wile ' | - |
Vain this ancient impious adage Bharat spurns his mother's guile | S |
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Bharat's mother Queen Kaikeyi Dasa ratha's royal spouse | Z |
Deep in craft hath brought disaster on Ayodhya's royal house ' | - |
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'Speak not thus ' so Rama answered 'on Kaikeyi cast no blame | B |
Honour still the righteous Bharat honour still the royal dame | B |
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Fixed in purpose and unchanging still in jungle wilds I roam | A2 |
But thy accents gentle Lakshman wake a longing for my home | A2 |
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And my loving mem'ry lingers on each word from Bharat fell | S |
Sweeter than the draught of nectar purer than the crystal well | S |
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And my righteous purpose falters shaken by a brother's love | B2 |
May we meet again our brother if it please the Gods above ' | - |
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Waked by love a silent tear dropp fell on Godavari's wave | X |
True once more to righteous purpose Rama's heart was calm and brave | X |
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Rama plunged into the river'neath the morning's crimson beam | M |
Sits softly sought the waters as the lily seeks the stream | M |
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And they prayed to Gods and Fathers with each rite and duty doue | Y |
And they sang the ancient mantra to the red and rising Sun | C2 |
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With her lord in loosened tresses Sita to her cottage came | B |
As with RUDRA wanders UMA in Kailasa's hill of fame | B |
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