The Cure For Weariness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL MNMNOPOP| Seemed like I couldn't stand it any more | A |
| The factory whistles blowin' day by day | B |
| An' men an' children hurryin' by the door | A |
| An' street cars clangin' on their busy way | B |
| The faces of the people seemed to be | C |
| Washed pale by tears o' grief an' strife an' care | D |
| Till everywhere I turned to I could see | C |
| The same old gloomy pictures of despair | D |
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| The windows of the shops all looked the same | E |
| Decked out with stuff their owners wished to sell | F |
| When visitors across our doorway came | E |
| I could recite the tales they'd have to tell | F |
| All things had lost their old time power to please | G |
| Dog tired I was an' irritable too | H |
| An' so I traded chimney tops for trees | G |
| An' shingled roof for open skies of blue | H |
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| I dropped my tools an' took my rod an' line | I |
| An' tackle box an' left the busy town | J |
| I found a favorite restin' spot of mine | I |
| Where no one seeks for fortune or renown | J |
| I whistled to the birds that flew about | K |
| An' built a lot of castles in my dreams | L |
| I washed away the stains of care an' doubt | K |
| An' thanked the Lord for woods an' running streams | L |
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| I've cooked my meals before an open fire | M |
| I've had the joy of green smoke in my face | N |
| I've followed for a time my heart's desire | M |
| An' now the path of duty I retrace | N |
| I've had my little fishin' trip an' go | O |
| Once more contented to the haunts of men | P |
| I'm ready now to hear the whistles blow | O |
| An' see the roofs an' chimney tops again | P |
Edgar Albert Guest
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