Shut-ins Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEC FFGHIIAH JJKLMMNL OOPQEERQ AASTAALT| We're gittin' so we need again | A |
| To see the sproutin' seed again | A |
| We've been shut up all winter long | B |
| Within our narrow rooms | C |
| We're sort o' shriveled up an' dry | D |
| Ma's cranky like an' quick to cry | D |
| We need the blue skies overhead | E |
| The garden with its blooms | C |
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| I'm findin' fault with this an' that | F |
| I threw my bootjack at the cat | F |
| Because he rubbed against my leg | G |
| I guess I'm all on edge | H |
| I'm fidgety an' fussy too | I |
| An' Ma finds fault with all I do | I |
| It seems we need to see again | A |
| The green upon the hedge | H |
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| We've been shut up so long it seems | J |
| We've lost the glamour of our dreams | J |
| We've narrowed down as people will | K |
| Till fault is all we see | L |
| We need to stretch our souls in air | M |
| Where there is room enough to spare | M |
| We need the sight o' something green | N |
| On every shrub an' tree | L |
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| But soon our petulance will pass | O |
| Our feet will tread the dew kissed grass | O |
| Our souls will break their narrow cells | P |
| An' swell with love once more | Q |
| And with the blue skies overhead | E |
| The harsh an' hasty words we've said | E |
| Will vanish with the snow an' ice | R |
| When spring unlocks the door | Q |
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| The sun will make us sweet again | A |
| With blossoms at our feet again | A |
| We'll wander arm in arm the ways | S |
| Where beauty reigns supreme | T |
| An' Ma an' I shall smile again | A |
| An' be ourselves awhile again | A |
| An' claim like prisoners set free | L |
| The charm of every dream | T |
Edgar Albert Guest
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