Long Years Have Past Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEDFGFGHDED IJIJCDED| Long years have past old friend since we | A |
| First met in life's young day | B |
| And friends long loved by thee and me | A |
| Since then have dropt away | B |
| But enough remain to cheer us on | C |
| And sweeten when thus we're met | D |
| The glass we fill to the many gone | E |
| And the few who're left us yet | D |
| Our locks old friend now thinly grow | F |
| And some hang white and chill | G |
| While some like flowers mid Autumn's snow | F |
| Retain youth's color still | G |
| And so in our hearts tho' one by one | H |
| Youth's sunny hopes have set | D |
| Thank heaven not all their light is gone | E |
| We've some to cheer us yet | D |
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| Then here's to thee old friend and long | I |
| May thou and I thus meet | J |
| To brighten still with wine and song | I |
| This short life ere it fleet | J |
| And still as death comes stealing on | C |
| Let's never old friend forget | D |
| Even while we sigh o'er blessings gone | E |
| How many are left us yet | D |
Thomas Moore
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