The Little Old Woman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE FGFG HIHI JKJL| There's a Little Old Woman walks in the night | A |
| Singing her love song like a falling keen | B |
| The Little Old Woman is the heart's delight | A |
| With the gold crown under her hood to tell her queen | B |
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| The Little Old Woman's coming up this way | C |
| Playing on her harp strings a magic air | D |
| There's this one and that one they may not stay | C |
| Stealing out in the night after the player | E |
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| The Little Old Woman is at the door | F |
| Though 'tis a queen she is in rags she goes | G |
| Open the door to her long waited for | F |
| Oh Love and Delight you are the Dear Black Rose | G |
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| The Little Old Woman she is begging bread | H |
| She shall never go hungry while the ages pass | I |
| With the love of her lovers she shall be fed | H |
| And their hearts lie under her feet in the green grass | I |
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| They go from the lit board and the fire of peat | J |
| And the dreams and the longing stir in the blood | K |
| Sweet to be poor with her yea death is sweet | J |
| For the Dear Rose of Beauty in the beggar's hood | L |
Katharine Tynan
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