The First Men On Mercury Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB C CDEF G HGHIJGK C AGB LA MNG OA GG BO G OGO B AAC C PC| We come in peace from the third planet | A |
| Would you take us to your leader | B |
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| Bawr stretter Bawr Bawr Stretterhawl | C |
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| This is a little plastic model | C |
| of the solar system with working parts | D |
| You are here and we are there and we | E |
| are now here with you is this clear | F |
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| Gawl horrop Bawr Abawrhannahanna | G |
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| Where we come from is blue and white | H |
| with brown you see we call the brown | G |
| here 'land' the blue is 'sea' and the white | H |
| is 'clouds' over land and sea we live | I |
| on the surface of the brown land | J |
| all round is sea and clouds We are 'men' | G |
| Men come | K |
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| Glawp men Gawrbenner menko Menhawl | C |
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| Men come in peace from the third planet | A |
| which we call 'earth' We are earthmen | G |
| Take us earthmen to your leader | B |
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| Thmen Thmen Bawr Bawrhossop | L |
| Yuleeda tan hanna Harrabost yuleeda | A |
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| I am the yuleeda You see my hands | M |
| we carry no benner we come in peace | N |
| The spaceways are all stretterhawn | G |
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| Glawn peacemen all horrabhanna tantko | O |
| Tan come at'mstrossop Glawp yuleeda | A |
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| Atoms are peacegawl in our harraban | G |
| Menbat worrabost from tan hannahanna | G |
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| You men we know bawrhossoptant Bawr | B |
| We know yuleeda Go strawg backspetter quick | O |
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| We cantantabawr tantingko backspetter now | G |
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| Banghapper now Yes third planet back | O |
| Yuleeda will go back blue white brown | G |
| nowhanna There is no more talk | O |
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| Gawl han fasthapper | B |
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| No You must go back to your planet | A |
| Go back in peace take what you have gained | A |
| but quickly | C |
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| Stretterworra gawl gawl | C |
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| Of course but nothing is ever the same | P |
| now is it You'll remember Mercury | C |
Edwin Morgan
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