Old Bob Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII JKJKLM| I guess folks think I'm mighty dumb | A |
| Since Jack and Jim and Joe | B |
| Have hit the trail to Kingdom Come | A |
| And left me here below | B |
| Since Death the bastard bowled them out | C |
| And left me faced with Doubt | C |
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| My pals have all passed out on me | D |
| And I am by my lone | E |
| Old Bill was last and now I see | D |
| His name cut on a stone | E |
| A marble slab but not as fine | F |
| As I have picked for mine | F |
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| I nurse and curse rheumatic pain | G |
| As on the porch I sit | H |
| With nothing special in my brain | G |
| I rock and smoke and spit | H |
| When one is nearing to the end | I |
| One sorely needs a friend | I |
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| My Pals have gone in God's good earth | J |
| I guess they're packed up snug | K |
| And since I have no guts for mirth | J |
| I zipper to my mug | K |
| The question that I ponder on | L |
| Is where the heck they've gone | M |
Robert Service
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