I Wonder Why Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCB DBDBDB EBEBEB FBFBFBDo you remember that glorious June | A |
When we were lovers you and I | B |
Something there was in the robin's tune | A |
Something there was in earth and sky | B |
That was never before and never since then | C |
I wonder why | B |
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Do you remember the bridge we crossed | D |
And lingered to see the ships go by | B |
With snowy sails to the free winds tossed | D |
I never pass that bridge but I sigh | B |
With a sense at my heart as of something lost | D |
I wonder why | B |
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Do you remember the song we sung | E |
Under the beautiful starlit sky | B |
The world was bright and our hearts were young | E |
I cannot forget though I try and try | B |
How you smiled in my eyes while the echoes rung | E |
I wonder why | B |
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Do you remember how debonair | F |
The new moon shone when we said good bye | B |
How it listened and smiled when we parted there | F |
I shall hate the new moon until I die | B |
Hate it for ever nor think it fair | F |
I wonder why | B |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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