Lily's Gooan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCBDBEBEBFGGGEHEH HIHIJKLKGIGIMBNBBIBI BBBBKIKOGEGEHBHB| Well Robert what's th' matter nah mun | A |
| Aw see 'at ther's summat nooan sweet | B |
| Thi een luk as red as a sun | A |
| Aw saw that across th' width of a street | B |
| Aw hope 'at yor Lily's noa war | C |
| Surelee th' little thing is'nt deead | B |
| Tha wod roor aw think if tha dar | D |
| What means ta bi shakin thi heead | B |
| Well aw see bi thi sorrowful e'e | E |
| At shoo's gooan an' aw'm soory but yet | B |
| When youngens like her hap ta dee | E |
| They miss troubles as some live to hit | B |
| Tha mun try an' put up wi' thi loss | F |
| Tha's been praad o' that child aw mun say | G |
| But give over freatin becoss | G |
| It's for th' best if shoo's been taen away | G |
| A'a Daniel it's easy for thee | E |
| To talk soa becoss th' loss is'nt thine | H |
| But its ommost deeath blow to me | E |
| Shoo wor prized moor nor owt else 'at's mine | H |
| An' when aw bethink me shoo's gooan | H |
| Mi feelins noa mortal can tell | I |
| Mi heart sinks wi' th' weight ov a stooan | H |
| An' aw'm capped 'at aw'm livin mysel | I |
| Aw shall think on it wor aw to live | J |
| To be th' age o' Methusla or moor | K |
| Tho' shoo said 'at aw had'nt to grieve | L |
| We should booath meet agean shoo wor sure | K |
| An' when shoo'd been dreamin one day | G |
| Shoo said shoo could hear th' angels call | I |
| But shoo could'nt for th' life goa away | G |
| Till they call'd for her daddy an' all | I |
| An' as sooin as aw coom thro' my wark | M |
| Shoo'd ha' me to sit bi her bed | B |
| An' thear aw've watched haars i'th' dark | N |
| An' listened to all 'at shoo's said | B |
| Shoo's repeated all th' pieces shoo's learnt | B |
| When shoo's been ov a Sundy to th' schooil | I |
| An ax'd me what dift'rent things meant | B |
| Woll aw felt aw wor nobbut a fooill | I |
| An' when aw've been gloomy an' sad | B |
| Shoo's smiled an' taen hold o' mi hand | B |
| An whispered 'yo munnot freat dad | B |
| Aw'm gooin to a happier land | B |
| An' aw'll tell Jesus when aw get thear | K |
| 'At aw've left yo here waitin his call | I |
| An' He'll find yo a place niver fear | K |
| For ther's room up i' heaven for all ' | O |
| An' this mornin when watchin th' sun rise | G |
| Shoo said 'daddy come nearer to me | E |
| Thers a mist comin ovver mi eyes | G |
| An' aw find at aw hardly can see | E |
| Gooid bye kiss yor Lily agean | H |
| Let me pillow mi heead o' yor breast | B |
| Aw feel now aw'm freed thro' mi pain | H |
| Then Lily shoo went to her rest | B |
John Hartley
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