Philosopher, A Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAACCDDAA AAEEFFGGHHAA AAIIJJKKJJEELLAA AAMMNOPPAAAA AAAAQQGGRRSSTTLLUUAAZack Bumstead useter flosserfize | A |
About the ocean an' the skies | A |
An' gab an' gas f'um morn till noon | B |
About the other side the moon | B |
An' 'bout the natur of the place | A |
Ten miles beyend the end of space | A |
An' if his wife she'd ask the crank | C |
Ef he wouldn't kinder try to yank | C |
Hisself out doors an' git some wood | D |
To make her kitchen fire good | D |
So she c'd bake her beans an' pies | A |
He'd say I've gotter flosserfize | A |
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An' then he'd set an' flosserfize | A |
About the natur an' the size | A |
Of angels' wings an' think and gawp | E |
An' wonder how they make 'em flop | E |
He'd calkerlate how long a skid | F |
'Twould take to move the sun he did | F |
An' if the skid was strong an' prime | G |
It couldn't be moved to supper time | G |
An' w'en his wife 'd ask the lout | H |
Ef he wouldn't kinder waltz about | H |
An' take a rag an' shoo the flies | A |
He'd say I've gotter flosserfize | A |
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An' then he'd set an' flosserfize | A |
'Bout schemes for fencing in the skies | A |
Then lettin' out the lots to rent | I |
So's he could make an honest cent | I |
An' if he'd find it pooty tough | J |
To borry cash fer fencin' stuff | J |
An' if 'twere best to take his wealth | K |
An' go to Europe for his health | K |
Or save his cash till he'd enough | J |
To buy some more of fencin' stuff | J |
Then ef his wife she'd ask the gump | E |
Ef he wouldn't kinder try to hump | E |
Hisself to t'other side the door | L |
So she c'd come an' sweep the floor | L |
He'd look at her with mournful eyes | A |
An' say I've gotter flosserfize | A |
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An' so he'd set an' flosserfize | A |
'Bout what it wuz held up the skies | A |
An' how God made this earthly ball | M |
Jest simply out er nawthin' 'tall | M |
An' 'bout the natur shape an' form | N |
Of nawthin' that he made it from | O |
Then ef his wife sh'd ask the freak | P |
Ef he wouldn't kinder try to sneak | P |
Out to the barn an' find some aigs | A |
He'd never move nor lift his laigs | A |
He'd never stir nor try to rise | A |
But say I've gotter flosserfize | A |
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An' so he'd set an' flosserfize | A |
About the earth an' sea an' skies | A |
An' scratch his head an' ask the cause | A |
Of w'at there wuz before time wuz | A |
An' w'at the universe 'd do | Q |
Bimeby w'en time hed all got through | Q |
An' jest how fur we'd have to climb | G |
Ef we sh'd travel out er time | G |
An' ef we'd need w'en we got there | R |
To keep our watches in repair | R |
Then ef his wife she'd ask the gawk | S |
Ef he wouldn't kinder try to walk | S |
To where she had the table spread | T |
An' kinder git his stomach fed | T |
He'd leap for that ar kitchen door | L |
An' say W'y didn't you speak afore | L |
An' when he'd got his supper et | U |
He'd set an' set an' set an' set | U |
An' fold his arms an' shet his eyes | A |
An' set an' set an' flosserfize | A |
Sam Walter Foss
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