The Lily-pond Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB AAA CCC DDD EEE| On this little pool where the sunbeams lie | A |
| This tawny gold ring where the shadows die | A |
| God doth enamel the blue of His sky | A |
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| Through the scented dark when the night wind sighs | B |
| He mirrors His stars where the ripples rise | B |
| Till they glitter like prisoned fireflies | B |
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| 'Tis here that the beryl green leaves uncurl | A |
| And here the lilies uplift and unfurl | A |
| Their golden lined goblets of carven pearl | A |
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| When the grey of the eastern sky turns pink | C |
| Through the silver sedge at the pond's low brink | C |
| The little lone field mouse creeps down to drink | C |
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| And creatures to whom only God is kind | D |
| The loveless small things the slow and the blind | D |
| Soft steal through the rushes and comfort find | D |
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| Oh restless the river restless the sea | E |
| Where the great ships go and the dead men be | E |
| The lily pond giveth but peace to me | E |
Virna Sheard
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