A New Year's Plea Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IBIB| Lord let me stand in the thick of the fight | A |
| Let me bear what I must without whining | B |
| Grant me the wisdom to do what is right | A |
| Though a thousand false beacons are shining | B |
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| Let me be true as the steel of a blade | C |
| Make me bigger than skillful or clever | D |
| Teach me to cling to my best unafraid | C |
| And harken to false gospels never | D |
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| Let me be brave when the burden is great | E |
| Faithful when wounded by sorrow | F |
| Teach me when troubled with patience to wait | E |
| The better and brighter to morrow | F |
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| Spare me from hatred and envy and shame | G |
| Open my eyes to life's beauty | H |
| Let not the glitter of fortune or fame | G |
| Blind me to what is my duty | H |
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| Let me be true to myself to the end | I |
| Let me stand to my task without whining | B |
| Let me be right as a man as a friend | I |
| Though a thousand false beacons are shining | B |
Edgar Albert Guest
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