Hame Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHBH IJBK LMBM NDND OIBI PPDP DHLH DLIL| The warl it's dottit wi' hames | A |
| As thick as gowans o' the green | B |
| Aye bonnier ilk ane nor the lave | C |
| To him wha there opent his een | B |
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| An' mony an' bonny's the hame | D |
| That lies neth auld Scotlan's crests | E |
| Her hills an' her mountains they are the sides | F |
| O' a muckle nest o' nests | E |
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| His lies i' the dip o' a muir | G |
| Wi' a twa three elder trees | H |
| A lanely cot wi' a sough o' win' | B |
| An' a simmer bum o' bees | H |
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| An' mine in a bloomin strath | I |
| Wi' a river rowin by | J |
| Wi' the green corn glintin i' the sun | B |
| An' a lowin o' the kye | K |
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| An' yours whaur the chimleys auld | L |
| Stan up i' the gloamin pale | M |
| Wi' the line o' a gran' sierra drawn | B |
| On the lift as sharp's wi' a nail | M |
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| But whether by ingle neuk | N |
| On a creepie ye sookit yer thumb | D |
| Dreamin an' watchin the blue peat reek | N |
| Wamle oot up the muckle lum | D |
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| Or yer wee feet sank i' the fur | O |
| Afore a bleezin hearth | I |
| Wi' the curtains drawn shuttin oot the toon | B |
| Aberdeen Auld Reekie or Perth | I |
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| It's a naething nor here nor there | P |
| Leal Scots are a'ane thegither | P |
| Ilk ane has a hame an' it's a' the same | D |
| Whether in clover or heather | P |
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| An' the hert aye turns to the hame | D |
| That's whaur oor ain folk wons | H |
| An' gien hame binna hame the hert bauds ayont | L |
| Abune the stars an' the suns | H |
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| For o' a' the hames there's a hame | D |
| Herty an' warm an' wide | L |
| Whaur a' that maks hame ower the big roun earth | I |
| Gangs til its hame to bide | L |
George Macdonald
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