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