Potters' Clay - An Allegorical Interlude Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDCEC CCCCFGFG| Nec propter vitam vivendi perdere causas | A |
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| Though the pitcher that goes to the sparkling rill | B |
| Too oft gets broken at last | C |
| There are scores of others its place to fill | B |
| When its earth to the earth is cast | C |
| Keep that pitcher at home let it never roam | D |
| But lie like a useless clod | C |
| Yet sooner or later the hour will come | E |
| When its chips are thrown to the sod | C |
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| Is it wise then say in the waning day | C |
| When the vessel is crack'd and old | C |
| To cherish the battered potters' clay | C |
| As though it were virgin gold | C |
| Take care of yourself dull boorish elf | F |
| Though prudent and safe you seem | G |
| Your pitcher will break on the musty shelf | F |
| And mine by the dazzling stream | G |
Adam Lindsay Gordon
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