Home Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAC DEEDC FGGFC AAAAC HIIHC JThe greatest words are always solitaires | A |
Set singly in one syllable like birth | B |
Life love hope peace I sing the worth | B |
Of that dear word toward which the whole world fares | A |
I sing of home | C |
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To make a home we should take all of love | D |
And much of labour patience and keen joy | E |
Then mix the elements of earth's alloy | E |
With finer things drawn from the realms above | D |
The spirit home | C |
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There should be music melody and song | F |
Beauty in every spot an open door | G |
And generous sharing of the pleasure store | G |
With fellow pilgrims as they pass along | F |
Seeking for home | C |
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Make ample room for silent friends the books | A |
That give so much and only ask for space | A |
Nor let Utility crowd out the vase | A |
Which has no use save gracing by its looks | A |
The precious home | C |
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To narrow bounds let mirrors lend their aid | H |
And multiply each gracious touch of art | I |
And let the casual stranger feel the part | I |
The great creative part that love has played | H |
Within the home | C |
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Here bring your best in thought | J |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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