Old And New Year Ditties Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDD EFEEFGHI JJJKKL MMMNNO PQQMMR DDDDDDDSD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDA | |
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New Year met me somewhat sad | B |
Old Year leaves me tired | C |
Stripped of favourite things I had | B |
Baulked of much desired | C |
Yet farther on my road to day | D |
God willing farther on my way | D |
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New Year coming on apace | E |
What have you to give me | F |
Bring you scathe or bring you grace | E |
Face me with an honest face | E |
You shall not deceive me | F |
Be it good or ill be it what you will | G |
It needs shall help me on my road | H |
My rugged way to heaven please God | I |
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Watch with me men women and children dear | J |
You whom I love for whom I hope and fear | J |
Watch with me this last vigil of the year | J |
Some hug their business some their pleasure scheme | K |
Some seize the vacant hour to sleep or dream | K |
Heart locked in heart some kneel and watch apart | L |
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Watch with me bless d spirits who delight | M |
All through the holy night to walk in white | M |
Or take your ease after the long drawn fight | M |
I know not if they watch with me I know | N |
They count this eve of resurrection slow | N |
And cry 'How long ' with urgent utterance strong | O |
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Watch with me Jesus in my loneliness | P |
Though others say me nay yet say Thou yes | Q |
Though others pass me by stop Thou to bless | Q |
Yea Thou dost stop with me this vigil night | M |
To night of pain to morrow of delight | M |
I Love am Thine Thou Lord my God art mine | R |
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Passing away saith the World passing away | D |
Chances beauty and youth sapped day by day | D |
Thy life never continueth in one stay | D |
Is the eye waxen dim is the dark hair changing to grey | D |
That hath won neither laurel nor bay | D |
I shall clothe myself in Spring and bud in May | D |
Thou root stricken shalt not rebuild thy decay | D |
On my bosom for aye | S |
Then I answered Yea | D |
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Passing away saith my Soul passing away | D |
With its burden of fear and hope of labour and play | D |
Hearken what the past doth witness and say | D |
Rust in thy gold a moth is in thine array | D |
A canker is in thy bud thy leaf must decay | D |
At midnight at cockcrow at morning one certain day | D |
Lo the Bridegroom shall come and shall not delay | D |
Watch thou and pray | D |
Then I answered Yea | D |
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Passing away saith my God passing away | D |
Winter passeth after the long delay | D |
New grapes on the vine new figs on the tender spray | D |
Turtle calleth turtle in Heaven's May | D |
Though I tarry wait for Me trust Me watch and pray | D |
Arise come away night is past and lo it is day | D |
My love My sister My spouse thou shalt hear Me say | D |
Then I answered Yea | D |
Christina Georgina Rossetti
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