Answer:
Your question is not complete but somehow I can say this is the poem 'Auspex' by James Russell Lowell.
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct rhyme scheme for each of the following lines as they have a rhyme scheme.
Had they been swallows only, A
Without the passion stronger B
That skyward longs and sings,—C
Woe’s me, I shall be lonely A
When I can feel no longer B
The impatience of their wings! C
How many lines are in each stanza in this poem?
Ans: 6
This poem is about one's inner passion and ageing; while at one time our hearts are full of wonderment and light (the songbird references) as you grow and the weight of the world is upon you, you become detached from the imaginative awe and purity that was once so innate. You become jaded under the weight of adulthood and believe you are experiencing growth (sweet delusion, like birds the brown leaves hover) when it truly is leading you to be overwhelmed with the complexities that twist the mind and lead to despair (last 4 lines). It's about holding onto the grace within your own heart and how only looking outwards for contentment or delight will lead to your own emotional undoing. In other words, don't let the fire go out. Lowell uses words such as "song-birds," "passion," and "impatience" to suggest that life is brief and should be lived passionately.