The Three Tommies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB CCD EEE FFF GGG BBB HHH III JJJ

That Barret the painter of pictures what feeling for color he hadA
And Fanning the maker of music such melodies mirthful and madA
And Harley the writer of stories so whimsical tender and gladA
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To hark to their talk in the trenches high heart unfolding to heartB
Of the day when the war would be over and each would be true to his partB
Upbuilding a Palace of Beauty to the wonder and glory of ArtB
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Yon's Barret the painter of pictures yon carcass that rots on the wireC
His hand with its sensitive cunning is crisped to a cinder with fireC
His eyes with their magical vision are bubbles of glutinous mireD
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Poor Fanning He sought to discover the symphonic note of a shellE
There are bits of him broken and bloody to show you the place where he fellE
I've reason to fear on his exquisite ear the rats have been banqueting wellE
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And speaking of Harley the writer I fancy I looked on him lastF
Sprawling and staring and writhing in the roar of the battle blastF
Then a mad gun team crashed over and scattered his brains as it passedF
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Oh Harley and Fanning and Barret they were bloody good mates o' mineG
Their bodies are empty bottles Death has guzzled the wineG
What's left of them's filth and corruption Where is the Fire DivineG
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I'll tell you At night in the trenches as I watch and I do my partB
Three radiant spirits I'm seeing high heart revealing to heartB
And they're building a peerless palace to the splendor and triumph of ArtB
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Yet alas for the fame of Barret the glory he might have trailedH
And alas for the name of Fanning a star that beaconed and paledH
Poor Harley obscure and forgotten Well who shall say that they failedH
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No each did a Something Grander than ever he dreamed to doI
And as for the work unfinished all will be paid their dueI
The broken ends will be fitted the balance struck will be trueI
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So painters and players and penmen I tell you Do as you pleaseJ
Let your fame outleap on the trumpets you'll never rise up to theseJ
To three grim and gory Tommies down down on your bended kneesJ

Robert Service



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