Ripeness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJKLKL| With 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 William Service
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