The Kirk Beside The Sands Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACAD EAEA AFAF GHGA AIAI| It was faur ye weel my dear that the gulls were cryin' | A |
| At the kirk beside the sands | B |
| Whaur the saumon nets lay oot on the bents for dryin' | A |
| Wi' the tar upon their strands | B |
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| A roofless kirk i' the bield o' the cliff fit bidin' | A |
| And the deid laid near the wa' | C |
| A wheen auld coupit stanes i' the sea grass hidin' | A |
| Wi' the sea sound ower them a' | D |
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| But it's mair nor daith that's here on the hauchs o' Flanders | E |
| And the deid lie closer in | A |
| It's no the gull but the hoodit craw that wanders | E |
| When the lang lang nichts begin | A |
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| It's ill to dee but there's waur things yet nor deein' | A |
| And the warst o' a's disgrace | F |
| For there's nae grave deep eneuch 'mang the graves in bein' | A |
| To cover a coward's face | F |
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| Syne a' is weel though my banes lie here for iver | G |
| An' hame is no for me | H |
| Till the reid tide brak's like the spate in a roarin' river | G |
| O'er the micht o' Gairmanie | A |
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| Sae gang you back my dear whaur the gulls are cryin' | A |
| Gie thanks by kirk an' grave | I |
| That yer man keeps faith wi' the land whaur his he'rt is lyin' | A |
| An' the Lord will keep the lave | I |
Violet Jacob
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