Canadian Sports And Games And Plays Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFGGHH IIJJKKLMNNOONN JJKKPN QQRRSS TUVVWW XXRRPN| Burns sang of joys of Hallowe'en | A |
| But in Canada is oft seen | A |
| By far more jolly times than these | B |
| At logging raising paring bees | B |
| For here the youth is not afraid | C |
| To dance long side of pretty maid | C |
| For this at night is his reward | D |
| For working at the bee so hard | E |
| And oft times till the break of day | F |
| At forfeits they will merry play | F |
| For he doth win e'en though he miss | G |
| If from sweet lass he gets a kiss | G |
| But in its place loth justly prize | H |
| His tea and cakes and pumpkin pies | H |
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| When winter comes it brings no gloom | I |
| But makes fresh pleasures spring and bloom | I |
| For when the youth longs for a bride | J |
| He gives his girl a grand sleigh ride | J |
| Which to them both doth pleasures bring | K |
| While merry sleigh bells cheery ring | K |
| And with the fair maid of his choice | L |
| He graceful skates with her on ice | M |
| Charming mode of locomotion | N |
| Gliding o'er a polished ocean | N |
| Such joys they soon do love evolve | O |
| And they on union do resolve | O |
| He is happy with his chosen | N |
| For warm love gets never frozen | N |
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| And young folks oft they do take pride | J |
| How swift they down the hill can glide | J |
| And they bravely dare the forest king | K |
| So they may enjoy the coasting | K |
| Each striving for to lead the van | P |
| In the swift shooting toboggan | N |
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| And on the ice men love to hurl | Q |
| The polished blocks to skilful curl | Q |
| And curlers all do proudly claim | R |
| Their's is a manly healthy game | R |
| And in Canadians you trace | S |
| A generous hardy and brave race | S |
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| And brilliant as a fairy hall | T |
| Is scenes on ice at carnival | U |
| Before the gale in an ice boat | V |
| It swiftly o'er the ice doth float | V |
| The sensation is you fly | W |
| Like lightning shooting through the sky | W |
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| In summer time the youth do toss | X |
| The ball at the keen game lacrosse | X |
| And tradition doth for it claim | R |
| That it is ancient Indian game | R |
| And if a foe invade we can | P |
| Drive them back with clubs Canadian | N |
James Mcintyre
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