Romance Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF EEGG HHII JJKL MMNN LLEE OOJJ GGPP LLQQ EEEA

They say that fair Romance is dead and in her cold grave lying lowA
The green grass waving o'er her head the mould upon her breasts of snowA
Her voice they say is dumb for aye that once was clarion clear and highB
But in their hearts their frozen hearts they know that bitterly they lieB
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Her brow of white that was with bright rose garland in the old days crownedC
Is now they say all shorn of light and with a fatal fillet boundC
Her eyes divine no more shall shine to lead the hardy knight and goodD
Unto the Castle Perilous beyond the dark Enchanted WoodD
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And do they deem these fools supreme whose iron wheels unceasing whirrE
That in this rushing Age of Steam there is no longer room for herE
That as they hold the Key of Gold that shuts or opens Mammon's DenF
Romance has vanished from the earth and left the homes and hearts of menF
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Yea some there be who fain would see this consummation sad and drearE
And set their god Machinery with iron rod to rule the yearE
They go their way day after day with forward staring famished eyesG
Whose level glances never stray fixed fast upon a sordid prizeG
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The sun may rise in god like guise the stars like burning seraphs shineH
But ah for those sad souls unwise nor Earth nor Heaven bears a signH
All visions fair in earth and air they gaze upon with sullen scornI
God knows His own great business best He only knows why they were bornI
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They never saw with sacred awe the Vision of the Starry StreamJ
That is the source of Love and Law they never dreamt the Wondrous DreamJ
They never heard the Magic Bird whose strains the poet's soul entranceK
Their souls are in their money bags what should they know of fair RomanceL
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She still is here the fair and dear and walks the Earth with noiseless feetM
Her eyes are deep and dark and clear her scarlet mouth is honey sweetM
A chaplet fair of roses rare and lordly laurel crowns her headN
Her path is over land and sea She is not dead she is not deadN
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On roads of clay 'neath skies of grey though Fate compel us to advanceL
Beyond the turning of the way there sits and waits for us RomanceL
Around yon cape of lion shape that meets the wave with lion browE
A ship sails in from lands unknown Romance stands shining on her prowE
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At dead of night a fiery light from out the heart of darkness glaresO
The engine rocking in its flight once more into the darkness flaresO
The train flies fast the bridge is past white faces for a moment gleamJ
And at the window sits Romance and gazes down into the streamJ
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When first the child with wonder wild looks on the world with shining eyesG
Romance becomes his guardian mild and tells to him her stories wiseG
And when the light fades into night and ended is this life's short spanP
To other wonder worlds she leads the spirit of the Dying ManP
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Right grim gods be Reality and iron handed CircumstanceL
Cast off their fetters friend Break free and seek the shrine of fair RomanceL
And when dark days with cares would craze your brain then she will take your handQ
And lead you on by greenwood ways unto a green and pleasant landQ
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There you will see brave company all making gay and gallant cheerE
Blanaid the Fair and Deirdri rare and Gold Gudrun and GuinevereE
And Merlin wise with dreaming eyes and Tristram of the Harp and BowE
While from the Wood of Broceliande the horns of Elfland bravely blowA

Victor James Daley



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