Man's Experience Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE DGHIJKD LMKMKNJN| A SCRAMBLE for gold | A |
| And a scurry for place | B |
| A brief pause for loving | C |
| A kiss an embrace | B |
| A ring then the altar | D |
| A vow to be true | E |
| Then back to the turmoil | F |
| To scramble for two | E |
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| For man's the provider | D |
| And ever he strives | G |
| To care for his loved ones | H |
| And brighten their lives | I |
| A year or so passes | J |
| Still toiling is he | K |
| 'A boy ' says the doctor | D |
| 'Now scramble for three ' | - |
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| For this is the common | L |
| Experience of men | M |
| A small raise in salary | K |
| Comes now and then | M |
| But ever we hurry | K |
| And scramble by day | N |
| For the fam'ly increases | J |
| As fast as our pay | N |
Edgar Albert Guest
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