Longings. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEDEFCFC A GHGHIJIJIKIK| I | A |
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| Gim me back my stone bruised heel | B |
| And them tow linen pants | C |
| An' that old pole an' line an' reel | B |
| An' all them boyhood ha'nts | C |
| An' that old hat I used to wear | D |
| That didn't hav' no crown | E |
| An' that same crop uv yeller hair | D |
| Sun burnt on top ter brown | E |
| An' them playmates I used ter know | F |
| An' loved like very brothers | C |
| An' you kin let the old world go | F |
| An' giv' its wealth ter others | C |
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| II | A |
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| Gim me back one gallus too | G |
| That buttoned with a peg | H |
| An' them blamed ticks that burrowed through | G |
| The skin uv either leg | H |
| An' that old single barrel gun | I |
| As crooked as a rail | J |
| An' that same dog that used ter run | I |
| The molly cotton tail | J |
| An' lem me hav' the tops I spun | I |
| The kites that I hav' sailed | K |
| An' then at last when life is done | I |
| Who'd keer if it had failed | K |
George W. Doneghy
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