When Mother Made An Angel Cake Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEEF GGBBCC HHIIFF| When mother baked an angel cake we kids would gather round | A |
| An' watch her gentle hands at work an' never make a sound | A |
| We'd watch her stir the eggs an' flour an' powdered sugar too | B |
| An' pour it in the crinkled tin an' then when it was through | B |
| She'd spread the icing over it an' we knew very soon | C |
| That one would get the plate to lick an' one would get the spoon | C |
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| It seemed no matter where we were those mornings at our play | D |
| Upstairs or out of doors somewhere we all knew right away | D |
| When Ma was in the kitchen an' was gettin' out the tin | E |
| An' things to make an angel cake an' so we scampered in | E |
| An' Ma would smile at us an' say 'Now you keep still an' wait | F |
| An' when I'm through I'll let you lick the spoon an' icing plate ' | - |
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| We watched her kneel beside the stove an' put her arm so white | G |
| Inside the oven just to find if it was heatin' right | G |
| An' mouths an' eyes were open then becoz we always knew | B |
| The time for us to get our taste was quickly comin' due | B |
| Then while she mixed the icing up she'd hum a simple tune | C |
| An' one of us would bar the plate an' one would bar the spoon | C |
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| Could we catch a glimpse of Heaven and some snow white kitchen there | H |
| I'm sure that we'd see mother smiling now and still as fair | H |
| And I know that gathered round her we should see an angel brood | I |
| That is watching every movement as she makes an angel food | I |
| For I know that little angels as we used to do await | F |
| The moment when she lets them lick the icing spoon and plate | F |
Edgar Albert Guest
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