To Dick, On His Sixth Birthday Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCDDBBEEFFGGHHII JJ| Tho' I am very old and wise | A |
| And you are neither wise nor old | B |
| When I look far into your eyes | A |
| I know things I was never told | B |
| I know how flame must strain and fret | C |
| Prisoned in a mortal net | C |
| How joy with over eager wings | D |
| Bruises the small heart where he sings | D |
| How too much life like too much gold | B |
| Is sometimes very hard to hold | B |
| All that is talking I know | E |
| This much is true six years ago | E |
| An angel living near the moon | F |
| Walked thru the sky and sang a tune | F |
| Plucking stars to make his crown | G |
| And suddenly two stars fell down | G |
| Two falling arrows made of light | H |
| Six years ago this very night | H |
| I saw them fall and wondered why | I |
| The angel dropped them from the sky | I |
| But when I saw your eyes I knew | J |
| The angel sent the stars to you | J |
Sara Teasdale
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