Guests Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEBFD CBBGHBIG JKLMNKOM CCLPKCQP BQRDSQTD UVWXLVAX| Sunflower tall and hollyhock that wave in the | A |
| wind together | B |
| Corn flower poppy and marigold blossoming | C |
| fair and fine | D |
| Delicate sweet peas glowing bright in the quiet | E |
| autumn weather | B |
| While over the fence on fire with bloom | F |
| climbs the nasturtium vine | D |
| - | |
| Quaint little wilderness of flowers straggling | C |
| hither and thither | B |
| morning glories tangled about the larkspur | B |
| gone to seed | G |
| Scarlet runners that burst all bounds and wan | H |
| der heaven knows whither | B |
| And lilac spikes of bergamot as thick as any | I |
| weed | G |
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| And oh the bees and the butterflies the hum | J |
| ming birds and sparrows | K |
| That over the garden waver and chirp and | L |
| flutter the livelong day | M |
| Humming birds that dart in the sun like green | N |
| and golden arrows | K |
| Butterflies like loosened flowers blown off by | O |
| the wind in play | M |
| - | |
| Look at the red nasturtium flower drooping | C |
| bending and swaying | C |
| Out the gold banded humble bee breaks and | L |
| goes booming anew | P |
| Hark what the sweet voiced fledgling sparrows | K |
| low to themselves are saying | C |
| Pecking my golden oats where the corn flowers | Q |
| gleam so blue | P |
| - | |
| Welcome a thousand times welcome ye dear | B |
| and delicate neighbors | Q |
| Bird and bee and butterfly and humming bird | R |
| fairy fine | D |
| Proud am I to offer you a field for your grace | S |
| ful labors | Q |
| All the honey and all the seeds are yours in | T |
| this garden of mine | D |
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| I sit on the door step and watch you Beyond | U |
| lies the infinite ocean | V |
| Sparkling shimmering whispering rocking itself | W |
| to rest | X |
| And the world is full of perfume and color and | L |
| beautiful motion | V |
| And each new hour of this sweet day the | A |
| happiest seems and best | X |
Celia Thaxter
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