On The Promenade Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHEH IJIJ KLKL| O joyous idler in the sun | A |
| In pity slacken here thy pace | B |
| A lad whose course is nearly run | A |
| Is watching thee with wistful face | B |
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| The glow of health upon thy cheek | C |
| The youthful ardor in thy gait | D |
| Appear to him so frail and weak | C |
| The bitter irony of Fate | D |
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| Thou art to him the vision fair | E |
| Of all he once had hoped to be | F |
| What wonder then that in despair | E |
| His longing glances follow thee | F |
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| Let not the gulf too deep appear | G |
| Between thy fortune and his own | H |
| Thou didst not see that falling tear | E |
| Nor hear his low half stifled moan | H |
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| The pang of age compared with youth | I |
| Or hunger with the spendthrift's wealth | J |
| Gnaws not with such a cruel tooth | I |
| As that of pain confronting health | J |
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| Yet must the strong ship breast the wave | K |
| The wreck lie rotting on the shore | L |
| O hopes that perish in the grave | K |
| O youthful dreams that come no more | L |
John L. Stoddard
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