Christmas, 1918 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE FFF| They give their all this Christmastide that peace on earth shall reign | A |
| Upon the snows of Flanders now brave blood has left its stain | A |
| With ribbons red we deck our gifts theirs bear the red of pain | A |
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| They give their lives that joy shall live and little children play | B |
| They pass that all that makes for peace shall not be swept away | B |
| They die that children yet unborn shall have their Christmas Day | B |
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| Come deck the home with holly wreaths and make this Christmas glow | C |
| And let Old Glory wave above the bough of mistletoe | C |
| Come keep alive the faith of them who sleep 'neath Flanders snow | C |
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| Ye brave of heart who dwell at home make merry now a while | D |
| The world has need of Christmas cheer its sorrows to beguile | D |
| And blest is he whose love can light grief's corners with a smile | D |
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| Ring out once more sweet Christmas bells your message to the sky | E |
| Proclaim in golden tones again to every passer by | E |
| That peace shall rule the lands of earth and only war shall die | E |
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| Let love's sweet tenderness relieve war's cruel crimson clutch | F |
| Send forth the Christmas spirit every troubled heart to touch | F |
| Blest will be all we do for them who do for us so much | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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