The Panama Canal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCE FGFGHDHE IJIJKDKE LMLMNONE PQPQRDRE| ABOVE it flies the flag we love | A |
| Within it is the blood we gave | B |
| It stands a part and portion of | A |
| The courage that once freed the slave | B |
| The strength that fought for liberty | C |
| Hewed out the rock that barred its way | D |
| The men who toiled that it might be | C |
| Were children of the U S A | E |
| - | |
| Within its sides there is no stone | F |
| But what Americans have placed | G |
| Above it other flags have flown | F |
| And seen their labors go to waste | G |
| To build it other lands have tried | H |
| And have deserted in dismay | D |
| But they who would not be defied | H |
| Were children of the U S A | E |
| - | |
| Into its massive walls were poured | I |
| The gold that bore the eagle's stamp | J |
| Within each foot of it is stored | I |
| The grit of Valley Forge's camp | J |
| This wedding of divided seas | K |
| That is a finished fact today | D |
| Stands out among the victories | K |
| That glorify the U S A | E |
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| No alien land was asked to aid | L |
| No foreign friend was leaned upon | M |
| This by Americans was made | L |
| While all the world stood looking on | M |
| And molded into every part | N |
| From coast to coast to last for aye | O |
| There are the blood and flesh and heart | N |
| And genius of the U S A | E |
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| Beneath Old Glory this was done | P |
| Beneath Old Glory shall it dwell | Q |
| As long as there are seas'to run | P |
| This nation's splendor shall it tell | Q |
| As long as human hearts shall thrill | R |
| And patriotism men shall sway | D |
| This must remain to speak the skill | R |
| And courage of the U S A | E |
Edgar Albert Guest
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jine stone: nice poem.
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