A Prayer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHIJ| God grant me kindly thought | A |
| And patience through the day | B |
| And in the things I've wrought | A |
| Let no man living say | B |
| That hate's grim mark has stained | C |
| What little joy I've gained | C |
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| God keep my nature sweet | D |
| Teach me to bear a blow | E |
| Disaster and defeat | D |
| And no resentment show | E |
| If failure must be mine | F |
| Sustain this soul of mine | F |
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| God grant me strength to face | G |
| Undaunted day or night | H |
| To stoop to no disgrace | G |
| To win my little fight | H |
| Let me be when it is o'er | I |
| As manly as before | J |
Edgar Albert Guest
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Jan Doe: I ran across this poem years ago and memorized the second stanza. My goal is to become this kind of person.
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