Grand Rapids Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCEAEF GCHCIJKJ LMJMNFNF MCHCOFPF| Air Bright Alfaretta | A |
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| Wild roved the Indians once | B |
| On the banks of Grand River | C |
| And they built their little huts | D |
| Down by that flowing river | C |
| In a pleasant valley fair | E |
| Where flows the river rapid | A |
| An Indian village once was there | E |
| Where now stands Grand Rapids | F |
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| Indian girls and boys were seen | G |
| With their bow and quiver | C |
| Riding in their light canoes | H |
| Up and down the river | C |
| Their hearts were full of joy | I |
| Happy voices singing | J |
| Made music with forest birds | K |
| They kept the valley ringing | J |
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| Indians have left and gone | L |
| Beyond the Mississippi | M |
| They called the river Owashtenong | J |
| Where stands this pleasant city | M |
| Louis Campau the first white man | N |
| Bought land in Grand Rapids | F |
| He lived and died an honored man | N |
| By people of Grand Rapids | F |
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| When Campau came to the valley | M |
| No bridge was across the river | C |
| Indians in their light canoes | H |
| Rowed them o'er the water | C |
| Railroads now from every way | O |
| Run through the city Grand Rapids | F |
| The largest town in west Michigan | P |
| Is the city of Grand Rapids | F |
Julia Ann Moore
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