I've got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry
The baby to dry
I got company to feed
The garden to weed
I've got shirts to press
The tots to dress
The can to be cut
I gotta clean up this hut
Then see about the sick
And the cotton to pick.
Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.
Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.
Fall gently, snowflakes
Cover me with white
Cold icy kisses and
Let me rest tonight.
Sun, rain, curving sky
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own.
This poem is about a hard working woman who can only call one thing her own, the weather. In the first verse there is a rhyme scheme pattern of AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG. Angelou describes weather changes in this poem that can give imagery of the many types of outdoor scenery the different seasons can give us. An example of assonance is in the following quote: "Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone, star shine, moon glow" these words include the repetition of the "A" sound. I find this poem relaxing with it's calming words towards the end.
I've got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry
The baby to dry
I got company to feed
The garden to weed
I've got shirts to press
The tots to dress
The can to be cut
I gotta clean up this hut
Then see about the sick
And the cotton to pick.
Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.
Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.
Fall gently, snowflakes
Cover me with white
Cold icy kisses and
Let me rest tonight.
Sun, rain, curving sky
Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone
Star shine, moon glow
You're all that I can call my own.
This poem is about a hard working woman who can only call one thing her own, the weather. In the first verse there is a rhyme scheme pattern of AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG. Angelou describes weather changes in this poem that can give imagery of the many types of outdoor scenery the different seasons can give us. An example of assonance is in the following quote: "Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone, star shine, moon glow" these words include the repetition of the "A" sound. I find this poem relaxing with it's calming words towards the end.