Life Is Jolly Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFG AHIHJKLK AMNMOAPA| This life is jolly O | A |
| I envy no man's lot | B |
| My eyes can much admire | C |
| And still my heart crave not | B |
| There's no true joy in gold | D |
| It breeds desire for more | E |
| Whatever wealth man has | F |
| Desire can keep him poor | G |
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| This life is jolly O | A |
| Power has his fawning slaves | H |
| But if he rests his mind | I |
| Those wretches turn bold knaves | H |
| Fame's field is full of flowers | J |
| It dazzles as we pass | K |
| But men who walk that field | L |
| Starve for the common grass | K |
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| This life is jolly O | A |
| Let others know they die | M |
| Enough to know I live | N |
| And make no question why | M |
| I care not whence I came | O |
| Nor whither I shall go | A |
| Let others think of these | P |
| This life is jolly O | A |
William Henry Davies
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