Rothesay Bay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHDIJE DE FKDKDEDE LDEDFEFE| FU' yellow lie the corn rigs | A |
| Far doun the braid hillside | B |
| It is the brawest harst field | C |
| Alang the shores o'Clyde | B |
| And I'm a puir harst lassie | D |
| That stan's the lee lang day | E |
| Shearing the corn rigs of Ardbeg | F |
| Aboon sweet Rothesay Bay | E |
| - | |
| O I had ance a true love | G |
| Now I hae nane ava | H |
| And I had ance three brithers | D |
| But I hae tint them a' | I |
| My father and my mither | J |
| Sleep i' the mools this day | E |
| - | |
| I sit my lane amang the rigs | D |
| Aboon sweet Rothesay Bay | E |
| - | |
| It's a bonnie bay at morning | F |
| And bonnier at the noon | K |
| But it's bonniest when the sun draps | D |
| And red comes up the moon | K |
| When the mist creeps o'er the Cambrays | D |
| And Arran peaks are gray | E |
| And the great black hills like sleepin' kings | D |
| Sit grand roun' Rothesay Bay | E |
| - | |
| Then a bit sigh stirs my bosom | L |
| And a wee tear blin's my e'e | D |
| And I think o'that far Countrie | E |
| What I wad like to be | D |
| But I rise content i' the morning | F |
| To wark while wark I may | E |
| I' the yellow harst field of Ardbeg | F |
| Aboon sweet Rothesay Bay | E |
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
(3)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About Rothesay Bay
Rothesay Bay is a poem by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about Rothesay Bay poem by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Best Poems of Dinah Maria Mulock Craik