Common-wealth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE AAA| Give thanks my soul for the things that are free | A |
| The blue of the sky the shade of a tree | A |
| And the unowned leagues of the shining sea | A |
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| Be grateful my heart for everyman's gold | B |
| By road way and river and hill unfold | B |
| Sun coloured blossoms that never are sold | B |
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| For the little joys sometimes say a grace | C |
| The scent of a rose the frost's fairy lace | C |
| Or the sound of the rain in a quiet place | C |
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| Be glad of what cannot be bought or beguiled | D |
| The trust of the tameless the fearless the wild | D |
| The song of a bird and the faith of a child | D |
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| For prairie and mountain windswept and high | E |
| For betiding beauty of earth and sky | E |
| Say a benediction e'er you pass by | E |
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| Give thanks my soul for the things that are free | A |
| The joy of life and the spring's ecstasy | A |
| The dreams that have been and the dreams that will be | A |
Virna Sheard
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anabella: wow what a beautiful ,thumbs up to you
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