The Deeds Of Anger Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEECC FFDDCC GGHHCC| I used to lose my temper an' git mad an' tear around | A |
| An' raise my voice so wimmin folks would tremble at the sound | A |
| I'd do things I was ashamed of when the fit of rage had passed | B |
| An' wish I hadn't done 'em an' regret 'em to the last | B |
| But I've learned from sad experience how useless is regret | C |
| For the mean things done in anger are the things you can't forget | C |
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| 'Tain't no use to kiss the youngster once your hand has made him cry | D |
| You'll recall the time you struck him till the very day you die | D |
| He'll forget it an' forgive you an' to morrow seem the same | E |
| But you'll keep the hateful picture of your sorrow an' your shame | E |
| An' it's bound to rise to taunt you though you long have squared the debt | C |
| For the things you've done in meanness are the things you can't forget | C |
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| Lord I sometimes sit an' shudder when some scene comes back to me | F |
| Which shows me big an' brutal in some act o' tyranny | F |
| When some triflin' thing upset me an' I let my temper fly | D |
| An' was sorry for it after but it's vain to sit an' sigh | D |
| So I'd be a whole sight happier now my sun begins to set | C |
| If it wasn't for the meanness which I've done an' can't forget | C |
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| Now I think I've learned my lesson an' I'm treadin' gentler ways | G |
| An' I try to build my mornings into happy yesterdays | G |
| I don't let my temper spoil 'em in the way I used to do | H |
| An' let some splash of anger smear the record when it's through | H |
| I want my memories pleasant free from shame or vain regret | C |
| Without any deeds of anger which I never can forget | C |
Edgar Albert Guest
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