When Day Is Done Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEEFF GGAAHH FFIIJJ BBKKDD| When day is done and the night slips down | A |
| And I've turned my back on the busy town | A |
| And come once more to the welcome gate | B |
| Where the roses nod and the children wait | B |
| I tell myself as I see them smile | C |
| That life is good and its tasks worth while | C |
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| When day is done and I've come once more | D |
| To my quiet street and the friendly door | D |
| Where the Mother reigns and the children play | E |
| And the kettle sings in the old time way | E |
| I throw my coat on a near by chair | F |
| And say farewell to my pack of care | F |
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| When day is done all the hurt and strife | G |
| And the selfishness and the greed of life | G |
| Are left behind in the busy town | A |
| I've ceased to worry about renown | A |
| Or gold or fame and I'm just a dad | H |
| Content to be with his girl and lad | H |
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| Whatever the day has brought of care | F |
| Here love and laughter are mine to share | F |
| Here I can claim what the rich desire | I |
| Rest and peace by a ruddy fire | I |
| The welcome words which the loved ones speak | J |
| And the soft caress of a baby's cheek | J |
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| When day is done and I reach my gate | B |
| I come to a realm where there is no hate | B |
| For here whatever my worth may be | K |
| Are those who cling to their faith in me | K |
| And with love on guard at my humble door | D |
| I have all that the world has struggled for | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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