Ballad Of Waisted Years Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EFGG HH| I have sang with Tennessee the song of the south | A |
| I have kissed many tender lips with my crimson mouth | A |
| I have been with Politicians to the mountain top | B |
| I have crossed without doubt the red gates that writ in it STOP | B |
| I have danced with a cotton dress that danced in the wind | C |
| And cheated on my wife and told my conscience Never mind | C |
| I married two wives just to see if the love was the same | D |
| I have covered with filth and fame my precious name | D |
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| Listen to he that sits down to write who has stood up to live | E |
| Than he who writes but his heartfelt shot didn't give | F |
| Is wisdom found not amongst the experienced and aged | G |
| Really what shore can you learn from a bird that's caged | G |
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| I have made mistakes and lived my wasted years | H |
| But this I learned that wisdom and knowledge do not dwell on a table of fears | H |
Khayelihle Bongiswa Gamedze
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Dante Bondin: ' waisted ' used in the title and ' wasted ' in the poem.
How come?....Cheers!
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