Joy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCBDEFFE GBFFBHFIIF| I never knew the joy of getting home | A |
| I never knew how fast a heart could beat | B |
| I never tasted joy | C |
| Till the day my little boy | C |
| Came running up to meet me on the street | B |
| I never knew the pleasure of a smile | D |
| I never knew the music of a voice | E |
| Till I heard my baby greet me | F |
| On this day he ran to meet me | F |
| In a way that made my weary heart rejoice | E |
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| I never knew a welcome half so true | G |
| Till I heard his 'hello daddy ' down the street | B |
| And though weary as could be | F |
| When he scampered up to me | F |
| There was comfort in the patter of his feet | B |
| I never knew the charm of laughing eyes | H |
| I never knew how happy I could be | F |
| I never knew the cheer | I |
| That makes worry disappear | I |
| Till the day my baby first ran up to me | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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