Sweet Briars Of The Stairways Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCAB DEBDEB FFG HGGIBIB| We are happy all the time | A |
| Even when we fight | B |
| Sweet briars of the stairways | C |
| Gay fairies of the grime | A |
| WE WHO ARE PLAYING TO NIGHT | B |
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| Our feet are in the gutters | D |
| Our eyes are sore with dust | E |
| But still our eyes are bright | B |
| The wide street roars and mutters | D |
| We know it works because it must | E |
| WE WHO ARE PLAYING TO NIGHT | B |
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| Dirt is everlasting We never never fear it | F |
| Toil is never ceasing We will play until we near it | F |
| Tears are never ending When once real tears have come | G |
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| When we see our people as they are | H |
| Our fathers broken dumb | G |
| Our mothers broken dumb | G |
| The weariest of women and of men | I |
| Ah then our eyes will lose their light | B |
| Then we will never play again | I |
| WE WHO ARE PLAYING TO NIGHT | B |
Vachel Lindsay
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