Buttercup Daisies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDEF GHGH IEBJ KLKL MMNNOPPQQ| To feel despondent in a chasm of obedience | A |
| One s thoughts to focus and pain to own | B |
| Escaping tears of a child s compliance | A |
| Becalmed in deep waters of a place unknown | B |
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| Rain soaked trees line cobblestone streets | C |
| As hibernating birds abandon their nests | D |
| With golden bronzed leaves to carpet my feet | E |
| Tired closed eyes dream of an Autumn Rest | F |
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| With old scribbled words on a gate leg table | G |
| As memories remain in a frozen state | H |
| The tapping sound of a death watch beetle | G |
| In tear filled voices a young girls fate | H |
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| Where have all the colours gone | I |
| And the flowers of meadow sweet | E |
| This cold it counts my every bone | B |
| While ageing dreams have gone to sleep | J |
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| With cold winds blowing through open doors | K |
| And thumbs count beads of a rosary in prayer | L |
| Casting dark shadows on parquetry floors | K |
| As buttercup daisies line her casket of care | L |
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| Grieving tears that never dry | M |
| Enquiring minds question why | M |
| Evidence of pain etched upon her face | N |
| Seeks the need of her child s embrace | N |
| So | O |
| Gather up her memories and gifts she s left behind | P |
| Fold away her daisy chains pearl beads and all you find | P |
| For broken hearts that never mend | Q |
| Her final blessing has come to end | Q |
Tony Dockery
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