The Gentle Hand Of Women Folks Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE AEGEHIJI AKLKMKAK| The gentle hand of women folks | A |
| Keeps this old world in line | B |
| It smooths away our bits of care | C |
| And makes the struggle fine | B |
| It turns to blue our skies of gray | D |
| It makes our burdens lighter | E |
| And when we feel its soft caress | F |
| Life's gloomy spots grow brighter | E |
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| The gentle hand of women folks | A |
| Of sister wife or mother | E |
| Is what makes honest sturdy men | G |
| Of husband son or brother | E |
| It keeps man fighting to be good | H |
| It cheers him up in sorrow | I |
| It gives him courage to await | J |
| The fortunes of tomorrow | I |
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| The gentle hand of women folks | A |
| To kindness ever turning | K |
| Soothing with patient tenderness | L |
| The brow with fever burning | K |
| Man's best reward for all the strife | M |
| His richest worldly blessing | K |
| The gentle hand of women folks | A |
| Akin to God's caressing | K |
Edgar Albert Guest
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