Man Of Today Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDEEAAFFGGHHAAIIJ JKKAALLMMNNAOOPQRR| For thee he thought | A |
| The Greek who by the sea | B |
| Lay in his lithe limbed grace as dreamily | C |
| He gazed upon the sky begemmed with stars | D |
| And pondered mysteries Ah few the bars | D |
| To stop that lofty spirit in its flight | E |
| Compared with those that lock our souls in night | E |
| For thee he thought | A |
| For thee he wrought | A |
| The Tyrian who of old | F |
| His rich web wove of purple dye and gold | F |
| Whose little bark outstanding many a storm | G |
| To ruder lands the spirit and the form | G |
| Of Eastern culture bore Ah what we owe | H |
| To him today let sage and poet show | H |
| For thee he wrought | A |
| For thee he fought | A |
| The Saxon who upheld | I |
| The freedom of our race whose broad ax felled | I |
| Imperial legions in the forest dim | J |
| Where loud his war cry rang a noble hymn | J |
| For manhood's victory over regal pride | K |
| On the sad day when mighty Varus died | K |
| For thee he fought | A |
| For thee He taught | A |
| The Nazarene who bore | L |
| The burden of the world who by the shore | L |
| Of Galilee His words of wisdom spake | M |
| Whose life a pattern for our life we'd take | M |
| Whose words re echoing to remotest time | N |
| Shall lead us on toward a height sublime | N |
| For thee He taught | A |
| Man man thou heir of all the ages thou | O |
| Man of today uplift thy drooping brow | O |
| Think work fight teach thine heritage pass on | P |
| Tenfold increased He'll reap who has foregone | Q |
| Life's little limited delights in measure | R |
| As selfless he has sown his earthly treasure | R |
Helen Leah Reed
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