To The Eastern Shore Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCBCB DEAEFGFG AAAAFHFH| I 's feelin' kin' o' lonesome in my little room to night | A |
| An' my min 's done los' de minutes an' de miles | B |
| Wile it teks me back a flyin' to de country of delight | A |
| Whaih de Chesapeake goes grumblin' er wid smiles | B |
| Oh de ol' plantation 's callin' to me Come come back | C |
| Hyeah 's de place fu' you to labouh an' to res' | B |
| 'Fu my sandy roads is gleamin' w'ile de city ways is black | C |
| Come back honey case yo' country home is bes' | B |
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| I know de moon is shinin' down erpon de Eastern sho' | D |
| An' de bay 's a sayin' Howdy to de lan' | E |
| An' de folks is all a settin' out erroun' de cabin do' | A |
| Wid dey feet a restin' in de silvah san' | E |
| An' de ol' plantation 's callin' to me Come oh come | F |
| F'om de life dat 's des' a waihin' you erway | G |
| F'om de trouble an' de bustle an' de agernizin' hum | F |
| Dat de city keeps ergoin' all de day | G |
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| I 's tiahed of de city tek me back to Sandy Side | A |
| Whaih de po'est ones kin live an' play an' eat | A |
| Whaih we draws a simple livin' f'om de fo'est an' de tide | A |
| An' de days ah faih an' evah night is sweet | A |
| Fu' de ol' plantation 's callin' to me Come oh come | F |
| An' de Chesapeake 's a sayin' Dat's de t'ing | H |
| W'ile my little cabin beckons dough his mouf is closed an' dumb | F |
| I 's a comin an' my hea't begins to sing | H |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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