Autumn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABACDBEEFFGGE HHIJJKKILLI MMNEENOPBPBQQRR STTSUUVWWVXXYZUUA2ZB 2C2D2YY CCE2E2CF2G2H2I2H2J2J 2F2CCF2 H2H2K2TL2TM2M2N2N2O2 O2P2Q2P2R2Q2R2P2R2S2 C2

As a harvester at duskA
Faring down some woody trailB
Leading homeward through the muskA
Of may apple and pawpawC
Hazel bush and spice and hawD
So comes Autumn swart and haleB
Drooped of frame and slow of strideE
But withal an air of prideE
Looming up in stature farF
Higher than his shoulders areF
Weary both in arm and limbG
Yet the wholesome heart of himG
Sheer at rest and satisfiedE
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Greet him as with glee of drumsH
And glad cymbals as he comesH
Robe him fair O Rain and ShineI
He the Emperor the KingJ
Royal lord of everythingJ
Sagging Plenty's granary floorsK
And out bulging all her doorsK
He the god of corn and wineI
Honey milk and fruit and oilL
Lord of feast as lord of toilL
Jocund host of yours and mineI
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Ho the revel of his laughM
Half is sound of winds and halfM
Roar of ruddy blazes drawnN
Up the throats of chimneys wideE
Circling which from side to sideE
Faces lit as by the DawnN
With her highest tintings onO
Tip of nose and cheek and chinP
Smile at some old fairy taleB
Of enchanted lovers inP
Silken gown and coat of mailB
With a retinue of elvesQ
Merry as their very selvesQ
Trooping ever hand in handR
Down the dales of WonderlandR
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Then the glory of his songS
Lifting up his dreamy eyesT
Singing haze across the skiesT
Singing clouds that trail alongS
Towering tops of trees that seizeU
Tufts of them to stanch the breezeU
Singing slanted strands of rainV
In between the sky and earthW
For the lyre to mate the mirthW
And the might of his refrainV
Singing southward flying birdsX
Down to us and afterwardsX
Singing them to flight againY
Singing blushes to the cheeksZ
Of the leaves upon the treesU
Singing on and changing theseU
Into pallor slowly wroughtA2
Till the little moaning creeksZ
Bear them to their last farewellB2
As Elaine the lovableC2
Was borne down to LancelotD2
Singing drip of tears and thenY
Drying them with smiles againY
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Singing apple peach and grapeC
Into roundest plumpest shapeC
Rosy ripeness to the faceE2
Of the pippin and the graceE2
Of the dainty stamin tipC
To the huge bulk of the pearF2
Pendant in the green caressG2
Of the leaves and glowing throughH2
With the tawny lazinessI2
Of the gold that Ophir knewH2
Haply too within its rindJ2
Such a cleft as bees may findJ2
Bungling on it half awareF2
And wherein to see them sipC
Fancy lifts an oozy lipC
And the singer's falter thereF2
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Sweet as swallows swimming throughH2
Eddyings of dusk and dewH2
Singing happy scenes of homeK2
Back to sight of eager eyesT
That have longed for them to comeL2
Till their coming is surpriseT
Uttered only by the rushM2
Of quick tears and prayerful hushM2
Singing on in clearer keyN2
Hearty palms of you and meN2
Into grasps that tingle stillO2
Rapturous and ever willO2
Singing twank and twang of stringsP2
Trill of flute and clarinetQ2
In a melody that ringsP2
Like the tunes we used to playR2
And our dreams are playing yetQ2
Singing lovers long astrayR2
Each to each and sweeter thingsP2
Singing in their marriage dayR2
And a banquet holding allS2
These delights for festivalC2

James Whitcomb Riley



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