Father Death Blues Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABC DDD EEE FFG HIA JJK JJJ LLL MNM

Hey Father Death I'm flying homeA
Hey poor man you're all aloneB
Hey old daddy I know where I'm goingC
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Father Death Don't cry any moreD
Mama's there underneath the floorD
Brother Death please mind the storeD
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Old Aunty Death Don't hide your bonesE
Old Uncle Death I hear your groansE
O Sister Death how sweet your moansE
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O Children Deaths go breathe your breathsF
Sobbing breasts'll ease your DeathsF
Pain is gone tears take the restG
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Genius Death your art is doneH
Lover Death your body's goneI
Father Death I'm coming homeA
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Guru Death your words are trueJ
Teacher Death I do thank youJ
For inspiring me to sing this BluesK
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Buddha Death I wake with youJ
Dharma Death your mind is newJ
Sangha Death we'll work it throughJ
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Suffering is what was bornL
Ignorance made me forlornL
Tearful truths I cannot scornL
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Father Breath once more farewellM
Birth you gave was no thing illN
My heart is still as time will tellM

Allen Ginsberg



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