Song Of The Many Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBBBBBBCDCD EFGFHCHCIJIJ ABABCKCKLDLD| This is the song of the many | A |
| Who seldom are mentioned in praise | B |
| The glorious millions of toilers | B |
| Who splendidly live out their days | B |
| The millions unlured by great riches | B |
| Uneager for fame or applause | B |
| Not seeking for history's niches | B |
| Forever upholding a cause | B |
| The many who bravely are bearing | C |
| The duties of life as they plod | D |
| Contentedly gayly wayfaring | C |
| With faith in their country and God | D |
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| The millions unnoticed unheeded | E |
| Who cheerfully tramp to and fro | F |
| Always found at their posts when they're needed | G |
| Not seeking for glamour or show | F |
| Good fathers devoted and tender | H |
| And rightfully proud of their young | C |
| Yes these are the men that engender | H |
| The spirit that ought to be sung | C |
| Men who live for the dear ones who love them | I |
| Their happiness being their goal | J |
| Yes these though we hear little of them | I |
| Are the men that we ought to extol | J |
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| But few in the world attain glory | A |
| But few ever sink in disgrace | B |
| Compared to the ones who grow hoary | A |
| In quietly filling a place | B |
| In unselfishly splendidly living | C |
| And honestly facing life's test | K |
| The many who daily are giving | C |
| The world every bit of their best | K |
| Yes these are the men I would sing to | L |
| The many who cheerfully plod | D |
| O'er life's highway contented to cling to | L |
| Their faith in their country and God | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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