Sticky Fingers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDCE CFCGHIHJ KLKLMNON DPDPQHQH| I do | A |
| Full many a time has she exclaimed | B |
| 'A month ago that suit was new | A |
| Now look at all the dreadful stains | C |
| That mar the coat and spoil the vest | D |
| It seems to me if you'd take pains | C |
| Your clothing wouldn't get so messed ' | E |
| - | |
| But I am proud of all those stains | C |
| I do not care for garments clean | F |
| For every shining mark explains | C |
| Where sticky little hands have been | G |
| Each smudge is but a symbol of | H |
| A roguish youngster's fond caress | I |
| A badge of trusting constant love | H |
| A token of real happiness | J |
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| I may be careless in my way | K |
| Perhaps my clothes are a disgrace | L |
| But when that baby comes to play | K |
| And holds me in her fond embrace | L |
| I love her sticky fingers more | M |
| Than any tailored suit of mine | N |
| And she may thumb my garments o'er | O |
| For every spot she leaves is fine | N |
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| I wish no spotless coat and vest | D |
| If baby hands I have to check | P |
| It matters not how I am dressed | D |
| I want her arms about my neck | P |
| Yes finger marked my clothes may be | Q |
| But they are marks I'm proudest of | H |
| Let sticky fingers come to me | Q |
| And stamp me with their seals of love | H |
Edgar Albert Guest
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