Learn To Smile Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCAA DEFG HHAA| The good Lord understood us when He taught us how to smile | A |
| He knew we couldn't stand it to be solemn all the while | A |
| He knew He'd have to shape us so that when our hearts were gay | B |
| We could let our neighbors know it in a quick and easy way | B |
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| So He touched the lips of Adam and He touched the lips of Eve | C |
| And He said 'Let these be solemn when your sorrows make you grieve | C |
| But when all is well in Eden and your life seems worth the while | A |
| Let your faces wear the glory and the sunshine of a smile | A |
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| 'Teach the symbol to your children pass it down through all the years | D |
| Though they know their share of sadness and shall weep their share of | E |
| tears | F |
| Through the ages men and women shall prove their faith in Me | G |
| By the smile upon their faces when their hearts are trouble free ' | - |
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| The good Lord understood us when He sent us down to earth | H |
| He knew our need for laughter and for happy signs of mirth | H |
| He knew we couldn't stand it to be solemn all the while | A |
| But must share our joy with others so He taught us how to smile | A |
Edgar Albert Guest
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