The Golden Wedding Of Sterling And Sarah Lanier, September 27, 1868 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDEEED FFFGHIIG JJJKLLLK MMMANNNA OOOPQQQP RRRDCBBD S| By the Eldest Grandson | A |
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| A rainbow span of fifty years | B |
| Painted upon a cloud of tears | C |
| In blue for hopes and red for fears | B |
| Finds end in a golden hour to day | D |
| Ah YOU to our childhood the legend told | E |
| At the end of the rainbow lies the gold | E |
| And now in our thrilling hearts we hold | E |
| The gold that never will pass away | D |
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| Gold crushed from the quartz of a crystal life | F |
| Gold hammered with blows of human strife | F |
| Gold burnt in the love of man and wife | F |
| Till it is pure as the very flame | G |
| Gold that the miser will not have | H |
| Gold that is good beyond the grave | I |
| Gold that the patient and the brave | I |
| Amass neglecting praise and blame | G |
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| O golden hour that caps the time | J |
| Since heart to heart like rhyme to rhyme | J |
| You stood and listened to the chime | J |
| Of inner bells by spirits rung | K |
| That tinkled many a secret sweet | L |
| Concerning how two souls should meet | L |
| And whispered of Time's flying feet | L |
| With a most piquant silver tongue | K |
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| O golden day a golden crown | M |
| For the kingly heads that bowed not down | M |
| To win a smile or 'scape a frown | M |
| Except the smile and frown of Heaven | A |
| Dear heads still dark with raven hair | N |
| Dear hearts still white in spite of care | N |
| Dear eyes still black and bright and fair | N |
| As any eyes to mortals given | A |
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| Old parents of a restless race | O |
| You miss full many a bonny face | O |
| That would have smiled a filial grace | O |
| Around your Golden Wedding wine | P |
| But God is good and God is great | Q |
| His will be done if soon or late | Q |
| Your dead stand happy in yon Gate | Q |
| And call you blessed while they shine | P |
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| So drop the tear and dry the eyes | R |
| Your rainbow glitters in the skies | R |
| Here's golden wine young old arise | R |
| With cups as full as our souls we say | D |
| Two Hearts that wrought with smiles through tears | C |
| This rainbow span of fifty years | B |
| Behold how true true love appears | B |
| True gold for your Golden Wedding day | D |
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| Macon Georgia September | S |
Sidney Lanier
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Julia Shaw: My husband and I just celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary. I wrote a poem for the occasion called, "Rewind", but I do love this poem you wrote. You are a masterful poet. Do you have other poems I could read? My poems are posted on All Poetry.com.
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