Washing The Dishes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHI JJAA| WHEN we on simple rations sup | A |
| How easy is the washing up | A |
| But heavy feeding complicates | B |
| The task by soiling many plates | B |
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| And though I grant that I have prayed | C |
| That we might find a serving maid | C |
| I'd scullion all my days I think | D |
| To see Her smile across the sink | D |
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| I wash she wipes In water hot | E |
| I souse each pan and dish and pot | E |
| While taffy mutters purrs and begs | F |
| And rubs himself against my legs | F |
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| The man who never in his life | G |
| Has washed the dishes with his wife | G |
| Or polished up the silver plate | H |
| He still is largely celibate | I |
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| One warning there is certain ware | J |
| That must be handled with all care | J |
| The Lord Himself will give you up | A |
| If you should drop a willow cup | A |
Christopher Morley
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