Mcmxiii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EAFA GHIH JKLK MNON| So prodigal was I of youth | A |
| Forgetting I was young | B |
| I worshipped dead men for their strength | C |
| Forgetting I was strong | D |
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| I cherished old jejune advice | E |
| I thought I groped for truth | A |
| Those dead old languages I learned | F |
| When I was prodigal of youth | A |
| - | |
| Then in the sunlight stood a boy | G |
| Outstretching either hand | H |
| Palm upwards cup like and between | I |
| The fingers trickled sand | H |
| - | |
| Oh why so grave he cried to me | J |
| Laugh stern lips laugh at last | K |
| Let wisdom come when wisdom may | L |
| The sand is running fast | K |
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| I followed him into the sun | M |
| And laughed as he desired | N |
| And every day upon the grass | O |
| We play till we are tired | N |
Victoria Mary Sackville-west
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