The Old Homestead Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHEGJG JKLKMNON PQRQSTUT LBVBDEFE| 'Tis an old deserted homestead | A |
| On the outskirts of the town | B |
| Where the roof is all moss covered | C |
| And the walls are tumbling down | B |
| But around that little cottage | D |
| Do my brightest mem'ries cling | E |
| For 'twas there I spent the moments | F |
| Of my youth life's happy spring | E |
| - | |
| I remember how I used to | G |
| Swing upon the old front gate | H |
| While the robin in the tree tops | I |
| Sung a night song to his mate | H |
| And how later in the evening | E |
| As the beaux were wont to do | G |
| Mr Perkins in the parlor | J |
| Sat and sparked my sister Sue | G |
| - | |
| There my mother heaven bless her | J |
| Kissed or spanked as was our need | K |
| And by smile or stroke implanted | L |
| In our hearts fair virtue's seed | K |
| While my father man of wisdom | M |
| Lawyer keen and farmer stout | N |
| Argued long with neighbor Dobbins | O |
| How the corn crops would turn out | N |
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| Then the quiltings and the dances | P |
| How my feet were wont to fly | Q |
| While the moon peeped through the barn chinks | R |
| From her stately place on high | Q |
| Oh those days so sweet so happy | S |
| Ever backward o'er me roll | T |
| Still the music of that farm life | U |
| Rings an echo in my soul | T |
| - | |
| Now the old place is deserted | L |
| And the walls are falling down | B |
| All who made the home life cheerful | V |
| Now have died or moved to town | B |
| But about that dear old cottage | D |
| Shall my mem'ries ever cling | E |
| For 'twas there I spent the moments | F |
| Of my youth life's happy spring | E |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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