Ashes On The Ground Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHIHJKE LMIBFE NDOCPE MMQERN| Once when we were kids | A |
| Guileless and pure of heart | B |
| The stars were distant wonders | C |
| We had our happiness | D |
| But like ashes on the ground | E |
| Everything was swept away | F |
| - | |
| Once the night seemed forever | G |
| We played under the moonlight | H |
| Listening to moonlight stories | I |
| And the songs of the night | H |
| Our hearts were untainted | J |
| Before everything disappeared | K |
| Like ashes on the ground | E |
| - | |
| Once before we got stained by mortal dust | L |
| Lots of dreams were worth keeping | M |
| We built our fantasies | I |
| With a child's pure heart | B |
| Before everything drifted away | F |
| Like ashes on the ground | E |
| - | |
| Once before we grew up | N |
| We wanted our friends to win with us | D |
| We were happy for their successes | O |
| And saddened by their failures | C |
| But the cruel nature of the world | P |
| Swept it all away like ashes on the ground | E |
| - | |
| Once in the beauty of the morning | M |
| We had a sense of belonging | M |
| No peer pressure no hate | Q |
| But like ashes on the ground | E |
| It's all gone now | R |
| Because we grew up | N |
Abdulrasheed Olamide
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/07/2020
Poet's note: I wrote this poem while reminiscing about our childhood when life was simple and we had love for one another, friends were real and were always there for you.
I used this poem to express nostalgic feelings of childhood.
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