California Madrigal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEF GGHH IIJJ KKCC LLDD| On The Approach Of Spring | A |
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| Oh come my beloved from thy winter abode | B |
| From thy home on the Yuba thy ranch overflowed | B |
| For the waters have fallen the winter has fled | C |
| And the river once more has returned to its bed | C |
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| Oh mark how the spring in its beauty is near | D |
| How the fences and tules once more reappear | D |
| How soft lies the mud on the banks of yon slough | E |
| By the hole in the levee the waters broke through | F |
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| All nature dear Chloris is blooming to greet | G |
| The glance of your eye and the tread of your feet | G |
| For the trails are all open the roads are all free | H |
| And the highwayman's whistle is heard on the lea | H |
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| Again swings the lash on the high mountain trail | I |
| And the pipe of the packer is scenting the gale | I |
| The oath and the jest ringing high o'er the plain | J |
| Where the smut is not always confined to the grain | J |
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| Once more glares the sunlight on awning and roof | K |
| Once more the red clay's pulverized by the hoof | K |
| Once more the dust powders the outsides with red | C |
| Once more at the station the whiskey is spread | C |
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| Then fly with me love ere the summer's begun | L |
| And the mercury mounts to one hundred and one | L |
| Ere the grass now so green shall be withered and sear | D |
| In the spring that obtains but one month in the year | D |
Bret Harte
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