what is the rhyme scheme for the poem:

Come, the wind may never again
Blow as now it blows for us;
And the stars may never again shine as now they shine;
Long before October returns,
Seas of blood will have parted us;
And you must crush the love in your heart, and I the love in mine!

... again

... us
... shine
... returns
... us
... heart
... mine

Frankly, I hear no real rhyme scheme. What do you hear?

To determine the rhyme scheme of a poem, we need to examine the end rhyme patterns. Each line is assigned a letter to represent its rhyme. Rhyme schemes are usually represented using lowercase letters for lines that have similar sounds. Let's analyze the rhyme scheme of the poem you provided.

The first stanza follows an ABABCDCD pattern:

Come (A), the wind may never again (B)
Blow as now it blows for us (A);
And the stars may never again shine as now they shine (B);
Long before October returns (C),
Seas of blood will have parted us (D);
And you must crush the love in your heart (C), and I the love in mine! (D)

Therefore, the rhyme scheme for this poem, based on the first stanza, is ABABCDCD.