Perished Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDD EFEFFGG HIHIJKK DLDLMNO| I called to the summer sun | A |
| Come over the hills to day | B |
| Unlock the rivers and tell them to run | A |
| And kiss the snow drifts and melt them away | B |
| And the sun came over a tardy lover | C |
| And unlocked the river and told it to glide | D |
| And kissed the snow drift till it fainted and died | D |
| - | |
| I called to the robin Come back | E |
| Come up from the south and sing | F |
| And robin sailed up on an airy track | E |
| And smoothed down his feathers and oiled his wing | F |
| And the notes came gushing gurgling rushing | F |
| In trills and quavers clear mellow and strong | G |
| Till the glad air quivered and rang with song | G |
| - | |
| I said to the orchard Blow | H |
| I said to the meadow Bloom | I |
| And the trees stood white like brides in a row | H |
| And the breeze was laden with rare perfume | I |
| And over the meadows in lights and shadows | J |
| The daisies white and violets blue | K |
| And yellow haired buttercups blossomed and grew | K |
| - | |
| I called to a hope that died | D |
| With the death of the flowers and grass | L |
| Come back For the river is free to glide | D |
| The robin sings and the daisies bloom Alas | L |
| For the hope I cherished too rudely perished | M |
| To ever awaken and live again | N |
| Though a hundred summers creep over the plain | O |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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