The Thousandth Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEDE FGFHIBIB JCJCKCKC LMLMNBNB| One man in a thousand Solomon says | A |
| Will stick more close than a brother | B |
| And it's worth while seeking him half your days | C |
| If you find him before the other | B |
| Nine nundred and ninety nine depend | D |
| On what the world sees in you | E |
| But the Thousandth man will stand your friend | D |
| With the whole round world agin you | E |
| - | |
| 'Tis neither promise nor prayer nor show | F |
| Will settle the finding for 'ee | G |
| Nine hundred and ninety nine of 'em go | F |
| By your looks or your acts or your glory | H |
| But if he finds you and you find him | I |
| The rest of the world don't matter | B |
| For the Thousandth Man will sink or swim | I |
| With you in any water | B |
| - | |
| You can use his purse with no more talk | J |
| Than he uses yours for his spendings | C |
| And laugh and meet in your daily walk | J |
| As though there had been no lendings | C |
| Nine hundred and ninety nine of 'em call | K |
| For silver and gold in their dealings | C |
| But the Thousandth Man h's worth 'em all | K |
| Because you can show him your feelings | C |
| - | |
| His wrong's your wrong and his right's your right | L |
| In season or out of season | M |
| Stand up and back it in all men's sight | L |
| With that for your only reason | M |
| Nine hundred and ninety nine can't bide | N |
| The shame or mocking or laughter | B |
| But the Thousandth Man will stand by your side | N |
| To the gallows foot and after | B |
Rudyard Kipling
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about The Thousandth Man poem by Rudyard Kipling
Best Poems of Rudyard Kipling