Friendship Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EBEB FGFG EHEH IJIJ| Dear friend I pray thee if thou wouldst be proving | A |
| Thy strong regard for me | B |
| Make me no vows Lip service is not loving | A |
| Let thy faith speak for thee | B |
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| Swear not to me that nothing can divide us | C |
| So little such oaths mean | D |
| But when distrust and envy creep beside us | C |
| Let them not come between | D |
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| Say not to me the depths of thy devotion | E |
| Are deeper than the sea | B |
| But watch lest doubt or some unkind emotion | E |
| Embitter them for me | B |
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| Vow not to love me ever and for ever | F |
| Words are such idle things | G |
| But when we differ in opinions never | F |
| Hurt me by little stings | G |
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| I'm sick of words they are so lightly spoken | E |
| And spoken are but air | H |
| I'd rather feel thy trust in me unbroken | E |
| Than list thy words so fair | H |
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| If all the little proofs of trust are heeded | I |
| If thou art always kind | J |
| No sacrifice no promise will be needed | I |
| To satisfy my mind | J |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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