At Eighty Years Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED BFBFGBGB HIHIJBJB| As nothingness draws near | A |
| How I can see | B |
| Inexorably clear | A |
| My vanity | B |
| My sum of worthiness | C |
| Always so small | D |
| Dwindles from less to less | E |
| To none at all | D |
| - | |
| As grisly destiny | B |
| Claims me at last | F |
| How grievous seem to me | B |
| Sins of my past | F |
| How keen a conscience edge | G |
| Can come to be | B |
| How pitiless the dredge | G |
| Of memory | B |
| - | |
| Ye proud ones of the earth | H |
| Who count your gains | I |
| What cherish you of worth | H |
| For all your pains | I |
| E'er death shall slam the door | J |
| Will you like me | B |
| Face fate and count the score | J |
| FUTILITY | B |
Robert William Service
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