Lali Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL HMHM| While the summer day is hot | A |
| You and I will loaf awhile | B |
| Lolling in a leafy spot | A |
| Lali of the cunning smile | B |
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| You and I have little care | C |
| How the precious moments pass | D |
| While we snuff the drowsy air | C |
| Rich in fragrance of the grass | D |
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| Stupid people boom or squeal | E |
| Lessons drawn from daily strife | F |
| Time they cry is on the wheel | E |
| Death puts out the gas of life | F |
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| Imitate the prudent ant | G |
| Labour like the busy bee | H |
| O the everlasting cant | G |
| Loafing's good for you and me | H |
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| Here we watch the ants that haul | I |
| Loads by weary jungle ways | J |
| If they like it let them crawl | I |
| Laden through the heavy blaze | J |
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| We've no time for moral tags | K |
| We can hear a sleepy sound | L |
| With his yellow tucker bags | K |
| Brother Bee is bumming round | L |
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| Little souls are vexed to see | H |
| How their hours of toil decrease | M |
| Floating dreams for you and me | H |
| Lazy joy in starry peace | M |
John Le Gay Brereton
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