The Way Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE FGHHII JJAAKKBB| However certain of the way thou art | A |
| Take not the self appointed leader's part | A |
| Follow no man and by no man be led | B |
| And no man lead AWAKE and go ahead | B |
| Thy path though leading straight unto the goal | C |
| Might prove confusing to another soul | C |
| The goal is central but from east and west | D |
| And north and south we set out on the quest | D |
| From lofty mountains and from valleys low | E |
| How could all find one common way to go | E |
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| Lord Buddha to the wilderness was brought | F |
| Lord Jesus to the Cross And yet think not | G |
| By solitude or cross thou canst achieve | H |
| Lest in thine own true Self thou dost believe | H |
| Know thou art One with life's Almighty Source | I |
| Then are thy feet set on the certain Course | I |
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| Nor does it matter if thou feast or fast | J |
| Or what thy creed or where thy lot is cast | J |
| In halls of pleasure or in crowded mart | A |
| In city streets or from all men apart | A |
| Thy path leads to the Light and peace and power | K |
| Shall be thy portion growing hour by hour | K |
| Follow no man and by no man be led | B |
| And no man lead But KNOW and go ahead | B |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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