Tom Beatty Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEFDGAEHIJAFKLMN O| I was a lawyer like Harmon Whitney | A |
| Or Kinsey Keene or Garrison Standard | B |
| For I tried the rights of property | A |
| Although by lamp light for thirty years | C |
| In that poker room in the opera house | D |
| And I say to you that Life's a gambler | E |
| Head and shoulders above us all | F |
| No mayor alive can close the house | D |
| And if you lose you can squeal as you will | G |
| You'll not get back your money | A |
| He makes the percentage hard to conquer | E |
| He stacks the cards to catch your weakness | H |
| And not to meet your strength | I |
| And he gives you seventy years to play | J |
| For if you cannot win in seventy | A |
| You cannot win at all | F |
| So if you lose get out of the room | K |
| Get out of the room when your time is up | L |
| It's mean to sit and fumble the cards | M |
| And curse your losses leaden eyed | N |
| Whining to try and try | O |
Edgar Lee Masters
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