The Widow's Lullaby Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAB ACCCA AA ACCCA AA ACDCCADD AA ACCDCADC AA EFEFEFCC AA FEFEFEG HFFHHF FIIIII AAShe droops like a dew dropping lily | A |
'Whisht thee boy whisht thee boy Willie | A |
Whisht whisht o' thy wailing whisht thee boy Willie ' | B |
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The sun comes up from the lea | A |
As he who will never come more | C |
Came up that first day to her door | C |
When the ship furled her sails by the shore | C |
And the spring leaves were green on the tree | A |
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But she droops like a dew dropping lily | A |
'whisht thee boy whisht thee boy Willie | A |
Whisht whisht o' thy wailing whisht thee boy Willie ' | - |
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The sun goes down in the sea | A |
As he who will never go more | C |
Went down that last day from her door | C |
When the ship set her sails from the shore | C |
And the dead leaves were sere on the tree | A |
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But she droops like a dew dropping lily | A |
'Whisht thee boy whisht thee boy Willie | A |
Whisht whisht o' thy wailing whisht thee boy Willie ' | - |
The year comes glad o'er the lea | A |
As he who will never come more | C |
Never ah never | D |
Came up that first day to her door | C |
When the ship furled her sails by the shore | C |
And the spring leaves were green on the tree | A |
Never ah never | D |
He who will come again never | D |
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But she droops like a dew dropping lily | A |
'Whisht thee boy whisht thee boy Willie | A |
Whisht whisht o' thy wailing whisht thee boy Willie ' | - |
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The year goes sad to the sea | A |
As he who will never go more | C |
For ever went down from her door | C |
Ever for ever | D |
When the ship set her sails by the shore | C |
And the dead leaves were sere on the tree | A |
Ever for ever | D |
For ever went down from her door | C |
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But she droops like a dew dropping lily | A |
'Whisht thee boy whisht thee boy Willie | A |
Whisht whisht o' thy wailing whisht thee boy Willie ' | - |
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A gun and a flash and a gun | E |
The ship lies again where she lay | F |
High and low low and high in the sun | E |
There's a boat a boat on the bay | F |
High and low low and high in the sun | E |
All as she saw it that day | F |
When he came who shall never come more | C |
And the ship furled her sails by the shore | C |
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But she droops like a dew dropping lily | A |
'Whisht thee boy whisht thee boy Willie | A |
Whisht whisht o' thy wailing whisht thee boy Willie ' | - |
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All as she saw it that day | F |
With a gun and a flash and a gun | E |
The ship lies again where she lay | F |
And they run and they ride and they run | E |
Merry merry merry down the merry highway | F |
To the boat high and low in the sun | E |
Nearer and nearer she hears the rolling drum | G |
Clearer and clearer she hears the cry 'They come ' | - |
Far and near runs the cheer to her ear once so dear | H |
Merry merry merry up the merry highway | F |
As it ran when he came that day | F |
And said 'Wilt thou be my dearie | H |
Oh wilt thou be my dearie | H |
My boat is dry in the bay | F |
And I'll love till thou be weary ' | - |
And she could not say him nay | F |
For his bonny eyes o' blue | I |
And never was true love so true | I |
To never so kind a dearie | I |
As he who will never love more | I |
When the ship furls her sails by the shore | I |
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Then she shakes like a wind stricken lily | A |
'Whisht thee boy whisht thee boy Willie | A |
Whisht whisht o' thy wailing whisht thee boy Willie ' | - |
Sydney Thompson Dobell
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