The Blind Shepherd Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDB EFEFEF BFBFBF EGEGEG CFCFCF HIHIHI| The land is white an' far awa' | A |
| Abune ae bush an' tree | B |
| Nae fit is movin' i' the snaw | C |
| On the hills I canna see | B |
| For the sun may shine an' the darkness fa' | D |
| But aye it's nicht to me | B |
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| I hear the whaup on windy days | E |
| Cry up amang the peat | F |
| Whaur on the road that speels the braes | E |
| I've heard my ain sheep's feet | F |
| An' the bonnie lambs wi' their canny ways | E |
| An' the silly yowes that bleat | F |
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| But noo wi' them I mauna' be | B |
| An' by the fire I bide | F |
| To sit and listen patiently | B |
| For a fit on the great hillside | F |
| A fit that'll come to the door for me | B |
| Doon through the pasture wide | F |
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| Maybe I'll hear the baa'in' flocks | E |
| Ae nicht when time seems lang | G |
| An' ken there's a step on the scattered rocks | E |
| The fleggit sheep amang | G |
| An' a voice that cries an' a hand that knocks | E |
| To bid me rise an' gang | G |
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| Then to the hills I'll lift my een | C |
| Nae matter tho' they're blind | F |
| For Ane will treid the stanes between | C |
| And I will walk behind | F |
| Till up far up i' the midnicht keen | C |
| The licht o' Heaven I'll find | F |
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| An' maybe when I'm up the hill | H |
| An' stand abune the steep | I |
| I'll turn aince mair to look my fill | H |
| On my ain auld flock o' sheep | I |
| An' I'll leave them lyin' sae white an' still | H |
| On the quiet braes asleep | I |
Violet Jacob
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