Poverty And Wealth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEEFFAAGGHHIIJJ KKLLMMNNOO| The stork flew over a town one day | A |
| And back of each wing an infant lay | A |
| One to a rich man s home he brought | B |
| And one he left at a labourer s cot | C |
| The rich man said My son shall be | D |
| A lordly ruler o er land and sea | D |
| The labourer sighed Tis the good God s will | E |
| That I have another mouth to fill | E |
| The rich man s son grew strong and fair | F |
| And proud with the pride of a millionaire | F |
| His motto in life was Live while you may | A |
| And he crowded years in a single day | A |
| He bought position and name and place | G |
| And he bought him a wife with a handsome face | G |
| He journeyed over the whole wide world | H |
| But discontent his heart lay curled | H |
| Like a serpent hidden in leaves and moss | I |
| And life seemed hollow and gold was dross | I |
| He scoffed at woman and doubted God | J |
| And died like a beast and went back to the sod | J |
| The son of the labourer tilled the soil | K |
| And thanked God daily for health and toil | K |
| He wedded for love in his youthful prime | L |
| And two lives chorded in tune and time | L |
| His wants were simple and simple his creed | M |
| To trust God fully it served his need | M |
| And lightened his labour and helped him to die | N |
| With a smile on his lips and a hope in his eye | N |
| When all is over and all is done | O |
| Now which of these men was the richer one | O |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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