Jes' Wonderin'! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCD AAEECD FFGGHH| I WONDER if they're bitin' way off yonder in the bay | A |
| I wonder if they're fightin' very hard t' git away | A |
| I wonder if they're hungry an' would grab a silver spoon | B |
| Th' way that I remember they used t' do in June | B |
| I wonder if Ole Daddy's caught his big one yet this year | C |
| An' I guess the boss is wonderin' why I'm sittin' idle here | D |
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| I wonder if the lily pads are just as thick t'day | A |
| As what they were in by gone times when I was on the bay | A |
| I wonder if my favorite spot right now is occupied | E |
| By some one else an' if it's come t' be a stranger's pride | E |
| An' if he knows its secrets too an' holds 'em just as dear | C |
| An' if the boss is wonderin' why I'm sittin' wonderin' here | D |
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| I wonder if the gulls fly 'round the way they used t' do | F |
| T' grab the minnows now an' then that in the bay I threw | F |
| I wonder if I still could cast as true as what I did | G |
| When I could land it every time where some big one was hid | G |
| An' O I wonder if the day will ever come again | H |
| When I shall hear a singing reel the way I heard it then | H |
Edgar Albert Guest
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