The Shepherd Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BBCD EEFGHH IIFGJJ KK| A | |
| A | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| - | |
| He wore an old blue shirt the night that first we met | B |
| An old and tattered cabbage tree concealed his locks of jet | B |
| His footsteps had a languor his voice a husky tone | C |
| Both man and dog were spent with toil as they slowly wandered home | D |
| - | |
| I saw him but a moment yet methinks I see him now | E |
| While his sheep were gently feeding 'neath the rugged mountain brow | E |
| When next we met the old blue shirt and cabbage tree were gone | F |
| A brand new suit of tweed and Doctor Dod he had put on | G |
| Arm in arm with him was one who strove and not in vain | H |
| To ease his pockets of their load by drinking real champagne | H |
| - | |
| I saw him but a moment and he was going a pace | I |
| Shouting nobbler after nobbler with a smile upon his face | I |
| When next again I saw that man his suit of tweed was gone | F |
| The old blue shirt and cabbage tree once more he had put on | G |
| Slowly he trudged along the road and took the well known track | J |
| From the station he so lately left with a swag upon his back | J |
| - | |
| I saw him but a moment as he was walking by | K |
| With two black eyes and broken nose and a tear dropp in his eye | K |
Banjo Paterson
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Shepherd
The Shepherd is a poem by Banjo Paterson. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Shepherd poem by Banjo Paterson
Best Poems of Banjo Paterson