Silent Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFE GHIH JKJK| I did not argue with the man | A |
| It seemed a waste of words | B |
| He gave to chance the wondrous plan | A |
| That gave sweet song to birds | B |
| - | |
| He gave to force the wisdom wise | C |
| That shaped the honeybee | D |
| And made the useful butterflies | C |
| So beautiful to see | D |
| - | |
| And as we walked 'neath splendid trees | E |
| Which cast a friendly shade | F |
| He said 'Such miracles as these | E |
| By accident were made ' | - |
| - | |
| Too well I know what accident | G |
| And chance and force disclose | H |
| To think blind fury could invent | I |
| The beauty of a rose | H |
| - | |
| I let him talk and answered not | J |
| I merely thought it odd | K |
| That he could view a garden plot | J |
| And not believe in God | K |
Edgar Albert Guest
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PalauBoy: I love this poem. Especially since it is a poem that speaks truth. GOD did create ALL. You, me, gardens, the world and everything else
PalauBoy: I love this poem. Especially since it is a poem that speaks truth. GOD did create ALL. You, me, gardens, the world and everything else
PalauBoy: I love this poem. Especially since it is a poem that speaks truth. GOD did create ALL. You, me, gardens, the world and everything else
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