Little Marie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABAACCCADADAEEEA FAFAGGGA CACAHHHA| I REMEMBER the day that you came to me | A |
| Little Marie | A |
| The nurse brought you out so that I might | B |
| see | A |
| Little Marie | A |
| Oh this heart o' mine leapt as I gazed at you | C |
| And got my first peep at those eyes o' blue | C |
| And I kissed your cheek and I hugged you too | C |
| Little Marie | A |
| I remember the very first word you spake | D |
| Little Marie | A |
| The very first steps that you tried to take | D |
| Little Marie | A |
| I remember the very first bump you got | E |
| And you came to me and I kissed the spot | E |
| Of your bumps and bruises I've cured a lot | E |
| Little Marie | A |
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| The birds in the tree still sing your name | F |
| Little Marie | A |
| The roses somehow aren't quite the same | F |
| Little Marie | A |
| And there isn't a nook in the home or yard | G |
| But what like my battered old heart you've scarred | G |
| And we miss you so and it's oh so hard | G |
| Little Marie | A |
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| You smiled when I said I was losing you | C |
| Little Marie | A |
| You said you'd come back in a year or two | C |
| Little Marie | A |
| And your mother prays and I say amen | H |
| That we'll be grandpa and grandma then | H |
| And you will place in our arms again | H |
| A little Marie | A |
Edgar Albert Guest
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