To Every Son Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBEFGHID JBKELFMNBO AEPQRSBTEU| To every son | A |
| Befriend your father | B |
| Know him not just as a man | C |
| But as the first mirror of yourself | D |
| If need be align with your father | B |
| Not in blind obedience | E |
| But in understanding | F |
| This becomes the proof | G |
| That you can stand among men | H |
| Walk with them | I |
| And not lose yourself | D |
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| If you seek a wife | J |
| Choose a daughter who honours her father | B |
| Not as a slave | K |
| But with reverence | E |
| A woman who understands | L |
| The strength in yielding | F |
| And the grace in respect | M |
| It is a sign | N |
| That she can love within order | B |
| And dwell in a house not built of pride | O |
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| To every son | A |
| Learn patience from silence | E |
| And wisdom from your elders' scars | P |
| Let your strength be quiet | Q |
| And your courage rooted in truth | R |
| Do not fight every battle | S |
| But be ready for the ones that matter | B |
| And above all | T |
| Let honour be your inheritance | E |
| And love the legacy you leave | U |
Gilbert Sordebabari
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