Old And New Year Ditties Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDD EFEEFGHI JJJKKL MMMNNO PQQMMR DDDDDDDSD DDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDD| A | |
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| New Year met me somewhat sad | B |
| Old Year leaves me tired | C |
| Stripped of favorite things I had | B |
| Balked 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 blessed 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 gray | 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 labor 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 cock crow 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 Rossetti
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