A Quiet Tawk Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCBC DEBEEFEF GHGHBIBI BJBJGKGK| Nah lass caar thi daan an let's have a chat | A |
| It's long sin we'd th' haase to ussen | B |
| Just give me thi nooations o' this thing an that | A |
| What tha thinks abaat measures an men | B |
| We've lived a long time i' this world an we've seen | B |
| A share of its joys an its cares | C |
| Tha wor nooan born baght wit an tha'rt net varry green | B |
| Soa let's hear what tha thinks of affairs | C |
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| Well Jooany aw've thowt a gooid deal i' mi time | D |
| An aw think wi' one thing tha'll agree | E |
| If tha'd listened sometimes to advice sich as mine | B |
| It mud ha been better for thee | E |
| This smookin an drinkin tha knows tha does booath | E |
| It's a sad waste o' brass tha'll admit | F |
| But awm net findin fault noa indeed awd be looath | E |
| But aw want thi to reason a bit | F |
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| Then tha'rt lawse i' thi tawk tho' tha doesn't mean wrang | G |
| An tha says stuff aw darnt repeat | H |
| An tha grumels at hooam if we chonce to be thrang | G |
| When tha comes throo thi wark of a neet | H |
| An if th' childer are noisy tha kicks up a shine | B |
| Tha mud want 'em as dummy as wax | I |
| An if they should want owt to laik wi' 'at's thine | B |
| They're ommost too freetened to ax | I |
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| An they all want new clooas they're ashamed to be seen | B |
| An aw've net had a new cap this year | J |
| An awm sewer it's fair cappin ha careful we've been | B |
| There's nooan like us for that onnywhear | J |
| Come lass that's enuff when aw ax'd thi to talk | G |
| It worn't a sarmon aw meant | K |
| Soa aw'll don on mi hat an aw'll goa for a walk | G |
| For dang it tha'rt nivver content | K |
John Hartley
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