River Roads Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABA CDEF GH IJ| Let the crows go by hawking their caw and caw | A |
| They have been swimming in midnights of coal mines somewhere | B |
| Let 'em hawk their caw and caw | A |
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| Let the woodpecker drum and drum on a hickory stump | C |
| He has been swimming in red and blue pools somewhere hundreds of years | D |
| And the blue has gone to his wings and the red has gone to his head | E |
| Let his red head drum and drum | F |
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| Let the dark pools hold the birds in a looking glass | G |
| And if the pool wishes let it shiver to the blur of many wings old swimmers from old places | H |
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| Let the redwing streak a line of vermillion on the green wood lines | I |
| And the mist along the river fix its purple in lines of a woman's shawl on lazy shoulders | J |
Carl Sandburg
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