Strathcona's Horse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGHIHJKLKMNON PQRQSBTBAUVUMNON| O I was thine and thou wert mine and | A |
| ours the boundless plain | B |
| Where the winds of the North my gallant | C |
| steed ruffled thy tawny mane | B |
| But the summons hath come with roll of drum | D |
| and bugles ringing shrill | E |
| Startling the prairie antelope the grizzly of the | F |
| hill | E |
| 'Tis the voice of Empire calling and the child | G |
| ren gather fast | H |
| From every land where the cross bar floats out | I |
| from the quivering mast | H |
| So into the saddle I leap my own with bridle | J |
| swinging free | K |
| And thy hoofbeats shall answer the trumpets | L |
| blowing across the sea | K |
| Then proudly toss thy head aloft nor think of | M |
| the foe to morrow | N |
| For he who dares to stay our course drinks | O |
| deep of the Cup of Sorrow | N |
| Thy form hath pressed the meadow's breast | P |
| where the sullen grey wolf hides | Q |
| The great red river of the North hath cooled | R |
| thy burning sides | Q |
| Together we've slept while the tempest swept | S |
| the Rockies' glittering chain | B |
| And many a day the bronze centaur hath gal | T |
| loped behind in vain | B |
| But the sweet wild grass of mountain pass and | A |
| the battlefields far away | U |
| And the trail that ends where Empire trends | V |
| is the trail we ride to day | U |
| But proudly toss thy head aloft nor think of | M |
| the foe to morrow | N |
| For he who bars Strathcona's Horse drinks | O |
| deep of the Cup of Sorrow | N |
William Henry Drummond
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