Growing Old Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BCBCDEDE FGFGHEHE IJIJKEKKE| A | |
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| Somehow the skies don't seem so blue | B |
| As they used to be | C |
| Blossoms have a fainter hue | B |
| Grass less green I see | C |
| There's no twinkle in a star | D |
| Dawns don't seem so gold | E |
| Yet of course I know they are | D |
| Guess I'm growing old | E |
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| Somehow sunshine seems less bright | F |
| Birds less gladly sing | G |
| Moons don't thrill me with delight | F |
| There's no kick in Spring | G |
| Hills are steeper now and I'm | H |
| Sensitive to cold | E |
| Lines are not so keen to rhyme | H |
| Gosh I'm growing old | E |
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| Yet in spite of failing things | I |
| I've no cause to grieve | J |
| Age with all its ailing brings | I |
| Blessings I believe | J |
| Kindo' gentles up the mind | K |
| As the hope we hold | E |
| That with loving we will find | K |
| Friendliness in human kind | K |
| Grace in growing old | E |
Robert William Service
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