Growin' Gray Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBBCCAA AADDDEEAA AAFFFGGAA

Hello ole man you 're a gittin' grayA
An' it beats ole Ned to see the wayA
'At the crow's feet's a getherin' aroun' yore eyesB
Tho' it ought n't to cause me no su'priseB
Fur there 's many a sun 'at you 've seen riseB
An' many a one you 've seen go downC
Sence yore step was light an' yore hair was brownC
An' storms an' snows have had their wayA
Hello ole man you 're a gittin' grayA
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Hello ole man you 're a gittin' grayA
An' the youthful pranks 'at you used to playA
Are dreams of a far past long agoD
That lie in a heart where the fires burn lowD
That has lost the flame though it kept the glowD
An' spite of drivin' snow an' stormE
Beats bravely on forever warmE
December holds the place of MayA
Hello ole man you 're a gittin' grayA
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Hello ole man you 're a gittin' grayA
Who cares what the carpin' youngsters sayA
For after all when the tale is toldF
Love proves if a man is young or oldF
Old age can't make the heart grow coldF
When it does the will of an honest mindG
When it beats with love fur all mankindG
Then the night but leads to a fairer dayA
Hello ole man you 're a gittin' grayA

Paul Laurence Dunbar



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