Farewell Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFCF GHCHGFCF GICIGJKJ LGMGNBOB PQRQSFHF| As we travel Life's weary journey | A |
| And plod through the gathering years | B |
| With our burdens of care and sorrow | C |
| O'er a pathway bedewed with tears | D |
| If perchance for a fleeting moment | E |
| Our hearts should with rapture swell | F |
| We have added but one more sorrow | C |
| When we bid the glad time Farewell | F |
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| I have watched the bright dawn awaking | G |
| And noted each changing light | H |
| As the sun in its morning splendour | C |
| Dispelled the dark gloom of night | H |
| I have welcomed its bright rays stealing | G |
| Over hill top and wood and dell | F |
| Yet my joy was alloyed with sorrow | C |
| As I bade the bright stars Farewell | F |
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| I have seen the red sun descending | G |
| To its home in the glowing west | I |
| Whilst the tremulous voice of nature | C |
| Was solemnly lulled to rest | I |
| I have welcomed the stars appearing | G |
| And greeted them one by one | J |
| Yet my greeting was toned with sadness | K |
| As I said Farewell to the sun | J |
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| When we welcome the summer sunshine | L |
| Farewell to the flowers of Spring | G |
| Adieu to the fruits of Autumn | M |
| When we welcome the frosty king | G |
| Good bye to the joys of childhood | N |
| When vigorous youth appears | B |
| Then a season of strife and turmoil | O |
| And farewell to the vanished years | B |
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| I am sighing a farewell message | P |
| As I sit in the gathering gloom | Q |
| Farewell to all earthly sorrows | R |
| Then rest in the silent tomb | Q |
| Farewell to the trees and flowers | S |
| To mountain and stream and dell | F |
| Farewell to the glorious sunlight | H |
| To the moon and stars Farewell | F |
Thomas E. Spencer
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