De Way T'ings Come Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EEFFGGHH HHIIGGJG HHGGBBGG| De way t'ings come hit seems to me | A |
| Is des' one monst'ous mystery | A |
| De way hit seem to strike a man | B |
| Dey ain't no sense dey ain't no plan | B |
| Ef trouble sta'ts a pilin' down | C |
| It ain't no use to rage er frown | C |
| It ain't no use to strive er pray | D |
| Hit's mortal boun' to come dat way | D |
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| Now ef you 's hongry an' yo' plate | E |
| Des' keep on sayin' to you Wait | E |
| Don't mek no diffunce how you feel | F |
| 'T won't do no good to hunt a meal | F |
| Fu' dat ah meal des' boun' to hide | G |
| Ontwell de devil's satisfied | G |
| An' 'twell dey's some'p'n by to cyave | H |
| You 's got to ease yo'se'f an' sta've | H |
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| But ef dey 's co'n meal on de she'f | H |
| You need n't bothah 'roun' yo'se'f | H |
| Somebody's boun' to amble in | I |
| An' 'vite you to dey co'n meal bin | I |
| An' ef you 's stuffed up to be froat | G |
| Wid co'n er middlin' fowl er shoat | G |
| Des' look out an' you 'll see fu' sho | J |
| A 'possum faint befo' yo' do' | G |
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| De way t'ings happen huhuh chile | H |
| Dis worl' 's done puzzled me one w'ile | H |
| I 's mighty skeered I 'll fall in doubt | G |
| I des' won't try to reason out | G |
| De reason why folks strive an' plan | B |
| A dinnah fu' a full fed man | B |
| An' shet de do' an' cross de street | G |
| F'om one dat raaly needs to eat | G |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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