Preacher, Don't Send Me Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE DGHGIJKJ LAMANMOM PQRQSTUTPreacher don't send me | A |
when I die | B |
to some big ghetto | C |
in the sky | B |
where rats eat cats | D |
of the leopard type | E |
and Sunday brunch | F |
is grits and tripe | E |
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I've known those rats | D |
I've seen them kill | G |
and grits I've had | H |
would make a hill | G |
or maybe a mountain | I |
so what I need | J |
from you on Sunday | K |
is a different creed | J |
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Preacher please don't | L |
promise me | A |
streets of gold | M |
and milk for free | A |
I stopped all milk | N |
at four years old | M |
and once I'm dead | O |
I won't need gold | M |
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I'd call a place | P |
pure paradise | Q |
where families are loyal | R |
and strangers are nice | Q |
where the music is jazz | S |
and the season is fall | T |
Promise me that | U |
or nothing at all | T |
Maya Angelou
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