The Last O' The Tinkler Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABBBA AAAABBBA ACADBBBC AAAABBBA| Lay me in yon place lad | A |
| The gloamin's thick wi' nicht | A |
| I canna' see yer face lad | A |
| For my een's no richt | A |
| But it's owre late for leein' | B |
| An' I ken fine I'm deein' | B |
| Like an auld craw fleein' | B |
| To the last o' the licht | A |
| - | |
| The kye gang to the byre lad | A |
| An' the sheep to the fauld | A |
| Ye'll mak' a spunk o' fire lad | A |
| For my he'rt's turned cauld | A |
| An' whaur the trees are meetin' | B |
| There's a sound like waters beatin' | B |
| An' the bird seems near to greetin' | B |
| That was aye singin' bauld | A |
| - | |
| There's jist the tent to leave lad | A |
| I've gaithered little gear | C |
| There's jist yersel' to grieve lad | A |
| An' the auld dug here | D |
| An' when the morn comes creepin' | B |
| An' the waukw'nin' birds are cheipin' | B |
| It'll find me lyin' sleepin' | B |
| As I've slept saxty year | C |
| - | |
| Ye'll rise to meet the sun lad | A |
| An' baith be traiv'lin west | A |
| But me that's auld an' done lad | A |
| I'll bide an' tak' my rest | A |
| For the grey heid is bendin' | B |
| An' the auld shune's needin' mendin' | B |
| But the traiv'lin's near its endin' | B |
| And the end's aye the best | A |
Violet Jacob
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