Grand Rapids Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCEFEG HCICJKLK MNKNOGOG NCICPGQG| i Air Bright Alfaretta i | 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 | F |
| An Indian village once was there | E |
| Where now stands Grand Rapids | G |
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| Indian girls and boys were seen | H |
| With their bow and quiver | C |
| Riding in their light canoes | I |
| Up and down the river | C |
| Their hearts were full of joy | J |
| Happy voices singing | K |
| Made music with forest birds | L |
| They kept the valley ringing | K |
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| Indians have left and gone | M |
| Beyond the Mississippi | N |
| They called the river Owashtenong | K |
| Where stands this pleasant city | N |
| Louis Campau the first white man | O |
| Bought land in Grand Rapids | G |
| He lived and died an honored man | O |
| By people of Grand Rapids | G |
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| When Campau came to the valley | N |
| No bridge was across the river | C |
| Indians in their light canoes | I |
| Rowed them o'er the water | C |
| Railroads now from every way | P |
| Run through the city Grand Rapids | G |
| The largest town in west Michigan | Q |
| Is the city of Grand Rapids | G |
Julia Ann Moore
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