Mountain--laurel Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJKLM NOPOQRSR TJUJVWJW| My bonnie flower with truest joy | A |
| Thy welcome face I see | B |
| The world grows brighter to my eyes | C |
| And summer comes with thee | B |
| My solitude now finds a friend | D |
| And after each hard day | E |
| I in my mountain garden walk | F |
| To rest or sing or pray | E |
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| All down the rocky slope is spread | G |
| Thy veil of rosy snow | H |
| And in the valley by the brook | I |
| Thy deeper blossoms grow | H |
| The barren wilderness grows fair | J |
| Such beauty dost thou give | K |
| And human eyes and Nature's heart | L |
| Rejoice that thou dost live | M |
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| Each year I wait thy coming dear | N |
| Each year I love thee more | O |
| For life grows hard and much I need | P |
| Thy honey for my store | O |
| So like a hungry bee I sip | Q |
| Sweet lessons from thy cup | R |
| And sitting at a flower's feet | S |
| My soul learns to look up | R |
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| No laurels shall I ever win | T |
| No splendid blossoms bear | J |
| But gratefully receive and use | U |
| God's blessed sun and air | J |
| And blooming where my lot is cast | V |
| Grow happy and content | W |
| Making some barren spot more fair | J |
| For a humble life well spent | W |
Louisa May Alcott
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