Hidden Gems Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFGF GCHC| We know not what lies in us till we seek | A |
| Men dive for pearls they are not found on shore | B |
| The hillsides most unpromising and bleak | A |
| Do sometimes hide the ore | B |
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| Go dive in the vast ocean of thy mind | C |
| O man far down below the noisy waves | D |
| Down in the depths and silence thou mayst find | C |
| Rare pearls and coral caves | D |
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| Sink thou a shaft into the mine of thought | E |
| Be patient like the seekers after gold | F |
| Under the rocks and rubbish lieth what | G |
| May bring thee wealth untold | F |
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| Reflected from the vastly Infinite | G |
| However dulled by earth each human mind | C |
| Holds somewhere gems of beauty and of light | H |
| Which seeking thou shalt find | C |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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