The Old Swimmer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PEFE| I OFTEN wander on the beach | A |
| Where once so brown of limb | B |
| The biting air the roaring surf | C |
| Summoned me to swim | B |
| - | |
| I see my old abundant youth | D |
| Whee combers lean and spill | E |
| And though I taste the foam no more | F |
| Other swimmers will | E |
| - | |
| Oh good exultant strength to meet | G |
| The arching wall of green | H |
| To break the crystal swirl emerge | I |
| Dripping taut and clean | H |
| - | |
| To climb the moving hilly blue | J |
| To dive in ecstasy | K |
| And feel the salty chill embrace | L |
| Arm and rib and knee | K |
| - | |
| What brave and vanished laughter then | M |
| And tingling thighs to run | N |
| What warm and comfortable sands | O |
| Dreaming in the sun | N |
| - | |
| The crumbling water spreads in snow | P |
| The surf is hissing still | E |
| And though I kiss the salt no more | F |
| Other swimmers will | E |
Christopher Morley
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Old Swimmer
The Old Swimmer is a poem by Christopher Morley. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Old Swimmer poem by Christopher Morley
Best Poems of Christopher Morley