A Reminiscence Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABCDB CCEFFE GGHIIH JJHKKH LLJMMJ NNHOOH PQRAAR

I saw the wild honey bee kissing a roseA
A wee one that growsA
Down low on the bush where her sisters aboveB
Cannot see all that's doneC
As the moments roll onD
Nor hear all the whispers and murmurs of loveB
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They flaunt out their beautiful leaves in the sunC
And they flirt every oneC
With the wild bees who pass and the gay butterfliesE
And that wee thing in pinkF
Why they never once thinkF
That she's won a lover right under their eyesE
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It reminded me Kate of a time you know whenG
You were so petite thenG
Your dresses were short and your feet were so smallH
Your sisters Maud BelleI
And Madeline wellI
They both set their caps for me after that ballH
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How the blue eyes and black eyes smiled up in my faceJ
'Twas a neck and neck raceJ
Till that day when you opened the door in the hallH
And looked up and looked downK
With your sweet eyes of brownK
And YOU seemed so tiny and I felt so tallH
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Your sisters had sent you to keep me my dearL
Till they should appearL
Then you were dismissed like a child in disgraceJ
How meekly you wentM
But your brown eyes they sentM
A thrill to my heart and a flush to my faceJ
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We always were meeting some way after thatN
You hung up my hatN
And got it again when I finished my callH
Sixteen and so sweetO
Oh those cute little feetO
Shall I ever forget how they tripped down the hallH
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Shall I ever forget the first kiss by the doorP
Or the vows murmured o'erQ
Or the rage and surprise of Maud Belle Well a dayR
How swiftly time flowsA
And who would supposeA
That a bee could have carried me so far awayR

Ella Wheeler Wilcox



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