One Year Older Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED AFAFAGEG AHAAIJGJ AKAKLAAA ABABMGAG| One yeer owder one yeer dearer | A |
| That's what I sal awlus say | B |
| Draw thy chair a little nearer | A |
| Put yon stockin's reight away | B |
| Thou hast done enough i' thy time | C |
| Tewed i' t' house an' wrowt at loom | D |
| Just for once thou mun sit idle | E |
| Feet on t' hear'stone fingers toom | D |
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| One yeer owder one yeer dearer | A |
| So I promised when we wed | F |
| Then thy een were glest'rin' clearer | A |
| Nor the stars aboon us spread | F |
| If they're dimmer now they're tend'rer | A |
| An' yon wrinkles on thy face | G |
| Tell a lesson true as t' Bible | E |
| Speik o' charity an' grace | G |
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| One yeer owder one yeer dearer | A |
| We've supped sorrow tasted joy | H |
| But our love has grown sincerer | A |
| Gethered strength nowt can destroy | A |
| Love is like an oak i' t' forest | I |
| Ivery yeer it adds a ring | J |
| Love is like yon ivin tendrils | G |
| Ivery day they closer cling | J |
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| One yeer owder one yeer dearer | A |
| Time's the shuttle life's the yarn | K |
| Have thy crosses seemed severer | A |
| 'Cause thou niver had a barn | K |
| Mebbe I sud not have loved thee | L |
| Hauf so weel if I mud share | A |
| All our secret thowts wi' childer | A |
| Twinin' round my owd arm chair | A |
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| One yeer owder one yeer dearer | A |
| 'Tis our gowden weddin' day | B |
| There sal coom no gaumless fleerer | A |
| To break in upon our play | B |
| Look I've stecked wer door and window | M |
| Let me lap thee i' my arms | G |
| Hushed to neet be ivery murmur | A |
| While my kiss thy pale face warms | G |
Frederic William Moorman
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