The Joy To Be Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDBEB BFCFGBHB IBJBKLML| Oh mother be you brave of heart and keep | A |
| your bright eyes shining | B |
| Some day the smiles of joy shall start and you | C |
| shall cease repining | B |
| Beyond the dim and distant line the days of | D |
| peace are waiting | B |
| When you shall have your soldier fine and men | E |
| shall turn from hating | B |
| - | |
| Oh mother bear the pain a while as long ago | B |
| you bore it | F |
| You suffered then to win his smile and you | C |
| were happier for it | F |
| And now you suffer once again and bear your | G |
| weight of sorrow | B |
| Yet you shall thrill with gladness when he wins | H |
| the glad to morrow | B |
| - | |
| Oh mother when the cannons roar and all the | I |
| brave are fighting | B |
| Remember that the son you bore the wrongs | J |
| of earth is righting | B |
| Remember through the hours of pain that he | K |
| with all his brothers | L |
| Is battling there to win again a happy world | M |
| for mothers | L |
Edgar Albert Guest
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