The Waiter At The Camp Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEEFF GGEEH IIJ KKThe officers' friend is the waiter at camp | A |
In the night air 'twas cold and was bitterly damp | A |
And they asked me to dine which I readily did | B |
For at dining I've talents I never keep hid | B |
Then a bright eyed young fellow came in with the meat | C |
And straightway the troop of us started to eat | C |
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I silently noticed that young fellow wait | D |
At each officer's side 'til he'd filled up his plate | D |
I was startled a bit at the very first look | E |
By the size of the helping each officer took | E |
And I thought as I sat there among them that night | F |
Of the army's effect on a man's appetite | F |
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The waiter at last brought the platter to me | G |
And modestly proper I started to be | G |
A small piece of meat then I gracefully took | E |
The young fellow stood there and gave me a look | E |
'Better get all you want ' he remarked to me then | H |
'I pass this way once but I don't come again ' | - |
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I turned in amazement He nodded his head | I |
In a way that convinced me he meant what he said | I |
I knew from his manner and smile on his lip | J |
That the rule in the army is 'no second trip ' | - |
And I thought as he left me my food to attack | K |
Life gives us one chance but it never comes back | K |
Edgar Albert Guest
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