The Golf Links

The golf links lie so near the mill That almost every day The laboring children can look out And see the men at play. This poem has an interesting rhyme scheme, I don't think it's an ABAB rhyme scheme but it does rhyme. I think the poem is talking about back in the late 1800's during the Gilded Age many children would work, usually under horrible conditions and were given the jobs no one else wanted or could do. I think the poem is very literal, it depicts the children working and seeing the rich men play. It's interesting because it shows a reversed role, usually the child would be playing while the men would work.

the lesson of the falling leaves

the leaves believe
such letting go is love
such love is faith
such faith is grace
such grace is god
i agree with the leaves

I really liked this poem, I believe it was talking about how there's a certain magic in nature. When your appreciating the beauty of the world you just feel peaceful. I thought the structure was interesting as well, it was simple and short but it flowed well.