Recuerdo Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC AADDEE AAF FGG| We were very tired we were very merry | A |
| We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry | A |
| It was bare and bright and smelled like a stable | B |
| But we looked into a fire we leaned across a table | B |
| We lay on a hill top underneath the moon | C |
| And the whistles kept blowing and the dawn came soon | C |
| - | |
| We were very tired we were very merry | A |
| We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry | A |
| And you ate an apple and I ate a pear | D |
| From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere | D |
| And the sky went wan and the wind came cold | E |
| And the sun rose dripping a bucketful of gold | E |
| - | |
| We were very tired we were very merry | A |
| We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry | A |
| We hailed Good morrow mother to a shawl covered head | F |
| - | |
| And bought a morning paper which neither of us read | F |
| And she wept God bless you for the apples and pears | G |
| And we gave her all our money but our subway fares | G |
Edna St. Vincent Millay
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About Recuerdo
Recuerdo is a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about Recuerdo poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Best Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay