Old Homes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACA DEDED FDDDD GHGHG GGGGG| Old homes among the hills I love their gardens | A |
| Their old rock fences that our day inherits | B |
| Their doors round which the great trees stand like wardens | A |
| Their paths down which the shadows march like spirits | C |
| Broad doors and paths that reach bird haunted gardens | A |
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| I see them gray among their ancient acres | D |
| Severe of front their gables lichen sprinkled | E |
| Like gentle hearted solitary Quakers | D |
| Grave and religious with kind faces wrinkled | E |
| Serene among their memory hallowed acres | D |
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| Their gardens banked with roses and with lilies | F |
| Those sweet aristocrats of all the flowers | D |
| Where Springtime mints her gold in daffodillies | D |
| And Autumn coins her marigolds in showers | D |
| And all the hours are toilless as the lilies | D |
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| I love their orchards where the gay woodpecker | G |
| Flits flashing o'er you like a winged jewel | H |
| Their woods whose floors of moss the squirrels checker | G |
| With half hulled nuts and where in cool renewal | H |
| The wild brooks laugh and raps the red woodpecker | G |
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| Old homes old hearts Upon my soul forever | G |
| Their peace and gladness lie like tears and laughter | G |
| Like love they touch me through the years that sever | G |
| With simple faith like friendship draw me after | G |
| The dreamy patience that is theirs forever | G |
Madison Julius Cawein
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