In Convalescence Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II| Not long ago I prayed for dying grace | A |
| For then I thought to see Thee face to face | A |
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| And now I ask Lord 'tis a weakling's cry | B |
| That Thou wilt give me grace to live not die | B |
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| Such foolish prayers I know Yet pray I must | C |
| Lord help me help me not to see the dust | C |
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| And not to nag nor fret because the blind | D |
| Hangs crooked and the curtain sags behind | D |
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| But oh The kitchen cupboards What a sight | E |
| 'T'will take at least a month to get them right | E |
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| And that last cocoa had a smoky taste | F |
| And all the milk has boiled away to waste | F |
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| And no I resolutely will not think | G |
| About the saucepans nor about the sink | G |
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| These light afflictions are but temporal things | H |
| To rise above them wilt Thou lend me wings | H |
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| Then I shall smile when Jane with towzled hair | I |
| And lumpy gruel clatters up the stair | I |
Fay Inchfawn
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