All That Matters Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACBCBDD| When all that matters shall be written down | A |
| And the long record of our years is told | B |
| Where sham like flesh must perish and grow cold | B |
| When the tomb closes on our fair renown | A |
| And priest and layman sage and motleyed clown | A |
| Must quit the places which they dearly hold | B |
| What to our credit shall we find enscrolled | B |
| And what shall be the jewels of our crown | A |
| I fancy we shall hear to our surprise | C |
| Some little deeds of kindness long forgot | B |
| Telling our glory and the brave and wise | C |
| Deeds which we boasted often mentioned not | B |
| God gave us life not just to buy and sell | D |
| And all that matters is to live it well | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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