My Bonnet Of Blue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABCAA DDEEAA FFGHAA IIJJAA KKDDAA

My bonnet of blue my bonnet of blueA
Its gossamer fineness I'll sing to youA
For a delicate fabric in sooth it wasB
All trimmed and finified off with gauzeC
My bonnet of blue my bonnet of blueA
How well I remember thy azure hueA
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To church I wore it one pleasant dayD
Bedecked in ribbons of fanciful rayD
And all the while I sat on my seatE
I thought of naught save my bonnet so neatE
My bonnet of blue my bonnet of blueA
Broke not my heart when I bade thee adieuA
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When service was over my steps I bentF
Towards home a nodding my head as I wentF
But alas for my bonnet there came a windG
And blew it away for the strings were not pinnedH
My bonnet of blue my bonnet of blueA
What shifting scenes have been thine to pass throughA
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I raised my eyes to the calm blue skyI
There sailed my bonnet serene and highI
O what a feeling of hopeless woeJ
Stole over me then no heart may knowJ
My bonnet of blue my bonnet of blueA
As clear as the sky was thy azure hueA
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'Twas vain to mourn for my bonnet and yetK
It taught me a lesson I shall not forgetK
'Twas never to make you an idol of clayD
For when you best love them they'll fly awayD
My bonnet of blue my bonnet of blueA
I loved thee well but thou wert untrueA

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper



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