Replies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFG AH DIJK AI DGLM AN DOPQ| You have lived long and learned the secret of life O Seer | A |
| Tell me what are the best three things to seek | B |
| The best three things for a man to seek on earth | C |
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| The best three things for a man to seek O Son are these | D |
| Reverence for that great Source from whence he came | E |
| Work for the world wherein he finds himself | F |
| And knowledge of the Realm toward which he goes | G |
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| What are the best three things to love on earth O Seer | A |
| What are the best three things for a man to love | H |
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| The best three things for a man to love O Son are these | D |
| Labour which keeps his forces all in action | I |
| A home wherein no evil thing may enter | J |
| And a loving woman with God in her heart | K |
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| What are the three great sins to shun O Seer | A |
| What are the three great sins for a man to shun | I |
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| The three great sins for a man to shun O Son are these | D |
| A thought which soils the heart from whence it goes | G |
| An action that can harm a living thing | L |
| And undeveloped energies of mind | M |
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| What are the worst three things to fear O Seer | A |
| What are the worst three things for a man to fear | N |
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| The worst three things for man to fear O Son are these | D |
| Doubt and suspicion in a young child's eyes | O |
| Accusing shame upon a woman's face | P |
| And in himself no consciousness of God | Q |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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