Ballad Of The Seven O'clock Whistle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON BPQP| The daisied dawn is in the sky | A |
| And the young day still dew and dream | B |
| When on the innocent morning air | C |
| There comes a terrifying scream | B |
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| And the four ends of the sad earth | D |
| Repeat the hellish dreadful call | E |
| Soft ladies murmur in soft beds | F |
| The morning whistle that is all | E |
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| And I too turn to sleep once more | G |
| A haunted sleep all filled with pain | H |
| For in my sleep I see the men | I |
| The victims of colossal Gain | H |
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| Troop in the doors of servitude | J |
| I see the children weary eyed | K |
| I see the time clock and I see | L |
| The endless day that glooms inside | K |
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| It is the Moloch of the dawn | M |
| Capital calling for its prey | N |
| Men women and little boys and girls | O |
| It's human sacrifice each day | N |
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| And as I hear that dreadful scream | B |
| High in the dawn all filled with song | P |
| I pray within my aching heart O Lord | Q |
| O Lord How long How long | P |
Richard Le Gallienne
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