The Flowers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL| Some flowers are brighter far in hue | A |
| Than others by their side | B |
| But God baptizes all with dew | A |
| And spreads His mantle wide | B |
| To cover all for half the day | C |
| From rays of scorching sun | D |
| Though some may shine in colors gay | C |
| And some in sober dun | D |
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| And I account each one my friend | E |
| The stately and the plain | F |
| Diverse their hue but not their end | E |
| For me none bloom in vain | F |
| For all proclaim their Maker's skill | G |
| And point to bloom above | H |
| In God's great plan their part fulfil | G |
| And whisper God is love | H |
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| The fragrance lades the summer air | I |
| With health inspiring germs | J |
| Ascend on high as nature's prayer | I |
| Suggesting well the terms | J |
| Of God accepted prayer from man | K |
| Odors of grateful praise | L |
| For though in penitence began | K |
| It ends in joyful lays | L |
Joseph Horatio Chant
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