Wants Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FGHG IJIJ KLKLWE women want too many things | A |
And first we call for happiness | B |
The careless boon the hour brings | A |
The smile the song and the caress | C |
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And when the fancy fades we cry | D |
Nay give us one on whom to spend | E |
Our heart's desire When Love goes by | D |
With folded wings we seek a friend | E |
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And then our children come to prove | F |
Our hearts but slumbered and can wake | G |
And when they go we're fain to love | H |
Some other woman's for their sake | G |
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But when both love and friendship fail | I |
We cry for duty work to do | J |
Some end to gain beyond the pale | I |
Of self some height to journey to | J |
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And then before our task is done | K |
With sudden weariness oppressed | L |
We leave the shining goal unwon | K |
And only ask for rest | L |
Edith Wharton
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