Centennial Celebration Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDECF GHIJKFLF MNOFFHPH QFRFFSFH FTFBUBVB WBFBHFFF FFSFWBXB| In the year eighteen seventy six | A |
| A Fourth of July celebration | B |
| Was held in Grand Rapids city | C |
| In honor to our nation | B |
| The largest city in the county of Kent | D |
| Is this city and it is respected | E |
| For thousands of people was here to see | C |
| The beautiful arch erected | F |
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| The Centennial arch on Campau Place | G |
| Was the most principal feature | H |
| It was a grand beautiful sight | I |
| To all human sensitive creatures | J |
| To all the people that loved to read | K |
| The mottoes on it painted | F |
| The engravings too and tell | L |
| What each one represented | F |
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| The paintings and mottoes on the arch | M |
| Was viewed by many people | N |
| It was Colonel Joseph Penney's design | O |
| And his work could not be equalled | F |
| Mr C H Gifford was architect | F |
| He formed the noble structure | H |
| A memento to the Centennial year | P |
| A pride of our nation's culture | H |
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| A cabin was built too I believe | Q |
| That nicely represented | F |
| One that the traders built years ago | R |
| This was the only one invented | F |
| Ten thousand people respected it | F |
| This token of early years with pay | S |
| The honor of this little hut | F |
| Was due to Mr Godfroy | H |
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| The stars and stripes was honored too | F |
| For from a thousand windows waving | T |
| That dear old flag red white and blue | F |
| That's loved throughout our nation | B |
| That same flag for one hundred years | U |
| Has waved over our nation | B |
| May God let it forever wave | V |
| Over our Union celebration | B |
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| The people in the city friends | W |
| Was an honor to our nation | B |
| For they all joined heart and hand | F |
| In our Union celebration | B |
| Some gave money other labor | H |
| To maintain what was intended | F |
| It was a success some people said | F |
| Who here that day attended | F |
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| That day will never be forgot | F |
| By the people of Kent county | F |
| God bless the people who joined that day | S |
| In the honor of our country | F |
| The people in the city friends | W |
| Dearly loved this nation | B |
| For they saved no time or expense | X |
| In our Centennial celebration | B |
Julia Ann Moore
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