Emily Sparks Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEDFGDDHDDIJHHDD| Where is my boy my boy | A |
| In what far part of the world | B |
| The boy I loved best of all in the school | C |
| I the teacher the old maid the virgin heart | D |
| Who made them all my children | E |
| Did I know my boy aright | D |
| Thinking of him as a spirit aflame | F |
| Active ever aspiring | G |
| Oh boy boy for whom I prayed and prayed | D |
| In many a watchful hour at night | D |
| Do you remember the letter I wrote you | H |
| Of the beautiful love of Christ | D |
| And whether you ever took it or not | D |
| My boy wherever you are | I |
| Work for your soul's sake | J |
| That all the clay of you all of the dross of you | H |
| May yield to the fire of you | H |
| Till the fire is nothing but light | D |
| Nothing but light | D |
Edgar Lee Masters
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