Manhood's Greeting Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEECC FFGGCC HHIICC| I've' felt some little thrills of pride I've inwardly rejoiced | A |
| Along the pleasant lanes of life to hear my praises voiced | A |
| No great distinction have I claimed but in a humble way | B |
| Some satisfactions sweet have come to brighten many a day | B |
| But of the joyous thrills of life the finest that could be | C |
| Was mine upon that day when first a stranger 'mistered' me | C |
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| I had my first long trousers on and wore a derby too | D |
| But I was still a little boy to everyone I knew | D |
| I dressed in manly fashion and I tried to act the part | E |
| But I felt that I was awkward and lacked the manly art | E |
| And then that kindly stranger spoke my name and set me free | C |
| I was sure I'd come to manhood on the day he 'mistered' me | C |
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| I never shall forget the joy that suddenly was mine | F |
| The sweetness of the thrill that seemed to dance along my spine | F |
| The pride that swelled within me as he shook my youthful hand | G |
| And treated me as big enough with grown up men to stand | G |
| I felt my body straighten and a stiffening at each knee | C |
| And was gloriously happy just because he'd 'mistered' me | C |
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| I cannot now recall his name I only wish I could | H |
| I've often wondered if that day he really understood | H |
| How much it meant unto a boy still wearing boyhood's tan | I |
| To find that others noticed that he'd grown to be a man | I |
| Now I try to treat as equal every growing boy I see | C |
| In memory of that kindly man the first to 'mister' me | C |
Edgar Albert Guest
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