The Lily And The Bee Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCCDCACEC CFCFGCGC ACEC| I Looked upon the lilies | A |
| When the morning sun was low | B |
| And the sun shone through a lily | C |
| With a softened honey glow | B |
| A spot was in the lily | C |
| That moved incessantly | C |
| And when I looked into the cup | D |
| I saw a morning bee | C |
| Consider the lilies | A |
| But it occurs to me | C |
| Does any one consider | E |
| The lily and the bee | C |
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| The lily stands for beauty | C |
| Use purity and trust | F |
| It does a four fold duty | C |
| As all good mortals must | F |
| Its whiteness is to teach us | G |
| Its faith to set us free | C |
| Its beauty is to cheer us | G |
| And its wealth is for the bee | C |
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| Consider the lilies | A |
| But it occurs to me | C |
| Does any one consider | E |
| The lily and the bee | C |
Henry Lawson
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