Dad's Philanthropic Plan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCA DDBB EEFF GGEE DDBB HHFF IIGG A BB F F J KB| I knew an old philanthropist a farming man was he | A |
| Shrewd at a deal but still withal a man of charity | A |
| He had three sons three hefty lads Josiah Jim and Joe | B |
| And each of these had his own land and made a goodly show | B |
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| But still the farming methods of Josiah Joe and Jim | C |
| Distressed their good old parent and disturbed the mind of him | C |
| 'These sons o' mine appear to be a sight too slow ' thought he | A |
| 'They need a better class o' stock and more machinery ' | - |
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| Wherefore this old philanthropist this shrewd old farming man | D |
| He sat him down and pondered long and thus evolved a plan | D |
| A simple scheme beneficent and calculated so | B |
| That it would guard the interests of Josiah Jim and Joe | B |
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| 'I have acquired ' reflected he 'a lot of tillage land | E |
| Much more than I can work and my affairs get out of hand | E |
| If I can but amalgamate their properties and mine | F |
| And call the whole the Empire Farm the prospect will be fine | F |
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| Then rose the good old farming man and called his sons around | G |
| And thus his philanthropic scheme did earnestly expound | G |
| 'My sons it grieves my heart to see you struggling on the land | E |
| And I've decided after thought to lend a helping hand | E |
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| 'You all have been good sons to me and this is my great plan | D |
| We shall amalgamate the farms and work them as one man | D |
| But first you need machinery your methods are too slow | B |
| The cost of this will fall on you Josiah Jim and Joe | B |
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| 'Josiah I'll allow to buy a good upstanding team | H |
| And Joe a separator for there's coin in milk and cream | H |
| To Jim I give permission he's a fav'rite son o' mine | F |
| To buy a brand new harvester of up to date design | F |
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| 'Josiah he will feed the nags and Joe can buy some cows | I |
| And these be privileges mind not ev'ry dad allows | I |
| While Jim can mind the harvester till harvest comes around | G |
| When you can fetch it with the nags and work it on MY ground | G |
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| 'And as Joe's cows come into milk he'll fetch 'em up to me | A |
| 'Long with the separator I will work it do you see ' | - |
| But strange to say they did not see Josiah Jim nor Joe | B |
| They said rude things that plunged their parent into deepest woe | B |
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| They called him many ugly names such as 'a mean old man' | F |
| And told him pretty plainly their opinion of his 'plan ' | - |
| 'We'll buy our harvesters ' said they 'and work 'em on our own | F |
| And if you get hard pressed why you can have 'em for a loan ' | - |
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| The poor old farmer bowed his head 'Ingratitude ' he cried | J |
| 'And after all I've done for you my offer is denied ' | - |
| And dad to day is forced to plough and harrow dig and sow | K |
| For they were most ungrateful sons Josiah Jim and Joe | B |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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