Ripeness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKLWith peace and rest | A |
And wisdom sage | B |
Ripeness is best | A |
Of every age | B |
With hands that fold | C |
In pensive prayer | D |
For grave yard mold | C |
Prepare | D |
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From fighting free | E |
With fear forgot | F |
Let ripeness be | E |
Before the rot | F |
With heart of cheer | G |
At eighty odd | H |
How man grows near | G |
To God | H |
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With passion spent | I |
And life nigh run | J |
Let us repent | I |
The ill we've done | J |
And as we bless | K |
With happy heart | L |
Life's mellowness | K |
Depart | L |
Robert Service
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