To P. A. G. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FBFBGDHD IBIBJDJDHere they trysted here they strayed | A |
In the leafage dewy and boon | B |
Many a man and many a maid | A |
And the morn was merry June | B |
'Death is fleet Life is sweet ' | C |
Sang the blackbird in the may | D |
And the hour with flying feet | E |
While they dreamed was yesterday | D |
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Many a maid and many a man | F |
Found the leafage close and boon | B |
Many a destiny began | F |
O the morn was merry June | B |
Dead and gone dead and gone | G |
Hark the blackbird in the may | D |
Life and Death went hurrying on | H |
Cheek on cheek and where were they | D |
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Dust on dust engendering dust | I |
In the leafage fresh and boon | B |
Man and maid fulfil their trust | I |
Still the morn turns merry June | B |
Mother Life Father Death | J |
O the blackbird in the may | D |
Each the other's breath for breath | J |
Fleet the times of the world away | D |
William Ernest Henley
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