Katharine Tynan

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The Open Road Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HAGA EIJK GALA MNGO APGP QDRB MSQS PATA

THE roads of the SeaA
Are thronged with merchantmenB
East and West North and SouthC
They go and come againD
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All precious merchandiseE
They bear in their holdF
Lest the people be starvingG
In the night and coldF
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Now tell me good merchantsH
How this thing can beA
That the white ships are throngingG
The roads of the seaA
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For there's death in the skiesE
And there's death on the earthI
And men talked of famineJ
And a frozen hearthK
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Yet the ships they go crowdingG
The roads of the seaA
They bring home their treasuresL
To you and to meA
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O listen good peopleM
And hearing praise GodN
That the watch dogs are keepingG
The ships on their roadO
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They sit watchful and steadyA
Where the North winds blowP
Sleepless they are keepingG
The roads the ships goP
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In the day in the hourQ
They will spring until thenD
Their eyes keep the coursesR
Of the merchantmenB
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Forget not good peopleM
When ye heap the white boardS
When ye draw to the hearth fireQ
To praise the LordS
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That the watch dogs unsleepingP
Keep the roads of the SeaA
Up by the Northern LightsT
Where the great ships beA

Katharine Tynan



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