The Little Worn Out Pony Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEEFF GHIIII JJKLII IIIIAA AAMMII NOAABB| There's a little worn out pony this side of Hogan's shack | A |
| With a snip upon his nuzzle and a mark upon his back | A |
| Just a common little pony is what most people say | B |
| But then of course they've never heard what happened in his day | B |
| I was droving on the Leichhardt with a mob of pikers wild | C |
| When this tibby little pony belonged to Hogan's child | C |
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| One night it started raining we were camping on a rise | D |
| When the wind blew cold and bleakly and thunder shook the skies | D |
| The lightning cut the figure eight around the startled cattle | E |
| Then down there fell torrential rains and then began a battle | E |
| In a fraction of an instant the wild mob became insane | F |
| Careering through the timber helter skelter for the plain | F |
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| The timber fell before them like grass before a scythe | G |
| And heavy rain in torrents poured from the grimly blackened sky | H |
| The mob rushed ever onward through the slippery sodden ground | I |
| While the men and I worked frantically to veer their heads around | I |
| And then arose an awful cry it came from Jimmy Rild | I |
| For there between two saplings straight ahead was Hogan's child | I |
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| I owned not man or devil I had not prayed since when | J |
| But I called upon the blessed Lord to show His mercy then | J |
| I shut my eyes and ground my teeth the end I dared not see | K |
| Great God The cattle a thousand head were crashing through the trees | L |
| God pity us bush children in our darkest hour of need | I |
| Were the words I prayed although I followed neither church or creed | I |
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| Then my right hand 'man was shouting the faithful Jimmy Rild | I |
| Did you see it Harry see the way he saved that child | I |
| Saved Saved did you say and I shot upright with a bound | I |
| Yes saved he said indeed old man the child is safe and sound | I |
| I was feeling pretty shaky and was gazing up the track | A |
| Just then a pony galloped the kid hopped on its back | A |
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| A blinding Bash of lightning then the thunder's rolling crack | A |
| With two hands clasped upon his mane he raced towards the shack | A |
| Good heavens man I shouted then if that is truly so | M |
| To blazes with the cattle to the shanty we must go | M |
| We reached Bill Hogan's shanty in fifteen minutes' ride | I |
| Then left our horses standing and wildly rushed inside | I |
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| The little child was there unhurt but shivering with fear | N |
| And Hogan told us Yes thank God there's the pony brought her here | O |
| There's a little worn out pony just this side of Hogan's shack | A |
| With a snip upon his nuzzle and a mark upon his back | A |
| Just a common little pony is what most people say | B |
| But I doubt if there's his equal in the pony world today | B |
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