Flower Gardener Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL HMHMNONO| Gas got me in the first World War | A |
| And all my mates at rest are laid | B |
| I felt I might survive them for | A |
| I am a gardener by trade | B |
| My life is in the open air | C |
| And kindly is the work I do | D |
| Since flowers are my joy and care | C |
| And comfort too | D |
| - | |
| My flowers are a fairy sight | E |
| Yes I'm an ugly warped old man | F |
| For I have lived in Fate's despite | E |
| A year beyond one's mortal span | F |
| And owe my health no gentle toil | G |
| From dawn to dark contented hours | H |
| Of loving kinship with the soil | G |
| A friend of flowers | H |
| - | |
| My dahlias are my pride today | I |
| And many my creations be | J |
| They're worth a fortune people say | I |
| But what does money mean to me | J |
| Their glory is my rich reward | K |
| And as their radiant heads they raise | L |
| I dedicate them to the Lord | K |
| With love and praise | L |
| - | |
| I grieve to think that sullen Powers | H |
| On bombs and guns their might depend | M |
| If man had heart for growing flowers | H |
| Then would we all be friend and friend | M |
| The glory of the world is his | N |
| Who seeks salvation in the sod | O |
| And finds that golden sunshine is | N |
| The laugh of God | O |
Robert William Service
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