The Song Of Shadows Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE AGHGIJKJ| Sweep thy faint strings Musician | A |
| With thy long lean hand | B |
| Downward the starry tapers burn | C |
| Sinks soft the waning sand | B |
| The old hound whimpers couched in sleep | D |
| The embers smoulder low | E |
| Across the walls the shadows | F |
| Come and go | E |
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| Sweep softly thy strings Musician | A |
| The minutes mount to hours | G |
| Frost on the windless casement weaves | H |
| A labyrinth of flowers | G |
| Ghosts linger in the darkening air | I |
| Hearken at the open door | J |
| Music hath called them dreaming | K |
| Home once more | J |
Walter De La Mare
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