The Tulip Bed At Greeley Square Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II JJ KK LL AA LL| You know that oasis fresh and fair | A |
| In the city desert as Greeley square | A |
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| That bright triangle of scented bloom | B |
| That lies surrounded by grime and gloom | B |
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| Right in the breast of the seething town | C |
| Like a gleaming gem or a wanton s gown | C |
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| Ah wonderful things that tulip bed | D |
| Unto my listening soul has said | D |
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| Over the rattle and roar of the street | E |
| I hear a chorus of voices sweet | E |
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| Day and night when I pass that way | F |
| And these are the things the voices say | F |
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| Here in the heart of the foolish strife | G |
| We live a simple and natural life | G |
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| Here in the midst of the clash and din | H |
| We know what it is to be calm within | H |
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| Here environed by sin and shame | I |
| We do what we can with our pure white flame | I |
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| We do what we can with our bloom and grace | J |
| To make the city a fairer place | J |
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| It is well to be good though the world is vile | K |
| And so through the dust and the smoke we smile | K |
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| We are but atoms in chaos tossed | L |
| Yet never a purpose for truth was lost | L |
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| Ah many a sermon is uttered there | A |
| By the bed of blossoms in Greeley square | A |
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| And he who listens and hears aright | L |
| Is better equipped for the world s hard fight | L |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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