Spring Day Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BC DDE FDEDGHI JC K ELMNOPQRREKRC S T UVWXCVYZXA2 HDB B2 C2D2YE2 KF2B2C G2 H2KEI2XJ2K2L2D2M2TK2 K2K2 K2N2 O2 P2Q2RK2TVTK2 K2E2K2K2 K2K2K2K2TT C K2K2K2TTC

BathA
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The day is fresh washed and fair and there is a smell of tulips and narcissusB
in the airC
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The sunshine pours in at the bath room window and bores through the waterD
in the bath tub in lathes and planes of greenish white It cleaves the waterD
into flaws like a jewel and cracks it to bright lightE
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Little spots of sunshine lie on the surface of the water and dance danceF
and their reflections wobble deliciously over the ceiling a stir of my fingerD
sets them whirring reeling I move a foot and the planes of lightE
in the water jar I lie back and laugh and let the green white waterD
the sun flawed beryl water flow over me The day is almostG
too bright to bear the green water covers me from the too bright dayH
I will lie here awhile and play with the water and the sun spotsI
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The sky is blue and high A crow flaps by the window and there isJ
a whiff of tulips and narcissus in the airC
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Breakfast TableK
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In the fresh washed sunlight the breakfast table is decked and whiteE
It offers itself in flat surrender tendering tastes and smellsL
and colours and metals and grains and the white cloth falls over its sideM
draped and wide Wheels of white glitter in the silver coffee potN
hot and spinning like catherine wheels they whirl and twirl and my eyesO
begin to smart the little white dazzling wheels prick them like dartsP
Placid and peaceful the rolls of bread spread themselves in the sun to baskQ
A stack of butter pats pyramidal shout orange through the white screamR
flutter call 'Yellow Yellow Yellow ' Coffee steam rises in a streamR
clouds the silver tea service with mist and twists up into the sunlightE
revolved involuted suspiring higher and higher fluting in a thin spiralK
up the high blue sky A crow flies by and croaks at the coffee steamR
The day is new and fair with good smells in the airC
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WalkS
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Over the street the white clouds meet and sheer away without touchingT
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On the sidewalks boys are playing marbles Glass marblesU
with amber and blue hearts roll together and part with a sweetV
clashing noise The boys strike them with black and red striped agatesW
The glass marbles spit crimson when they are hit and slip into the guttersX
under rushing brown water I smell tulips and narcissus in the airC
but there are no flowers anywhere only white dust whipping up the streetV
and a girl with a gay Spring hat and blowing skirts The dust and the windY
flirt at her ankles and her neat high heeled patent leather shoes Tap tapZ
the little heels pat the pavement and the wind rustles among the flowersX
on her hatA2
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A water cart crawls slowly on the other side of the way It is green and gayH
with new paint and rumbles contentedly sprinkling clear water overD
the white dust Clear zigzagging water which smells of tulips and narcissusB
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The thickening branches make a pink grisaille' against the blue skyB2
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Whoop The clouds go dashing at each other and sheer away just in timeC2
Whoop And a man's hat careers down the street in front of the white dustD2
leaps into the branches of a tree veers away and trundles ahead of the windY
jarring the sunlight into spokes of rose colour and greenE2
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A motor car cuts a swathe through the bright air sharp beaked irresistibleK
shouting to the wind to make way A glare of dust and sunshineF2
tosses together behind it and settles down The sky is quiet and highB2
and the morning is fair with fresh washed airC
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Midday and AfternoonG2
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Swirl of crowded streets Shock and recoil of traffic The stock stillH2
brick facade of an old church against which the waves of peopleK
lurch and withdraw Flare of sunshine down side streets Eddies of lightE
in the windows of chemists' shops with their blue gold purple jarsI2
darting colours far into the crowd Loud bangs and tremorsX
murmurings out of high windows whirring of machine beltsJ2
blurring of horses and motors A quick spin and shudder of brakesK2
on an electric car and the jar of a church bell knocking againstL2
the metal blue of the sky I am a piece of the town a bit of blown dustD2
thrust along with the crowd Proud to feel the pavement under meM2
reeling with feet Feet tripping skipping lagging draggingT
plodding doggedly or springing up and advancing on firm elastic instepsK2
A boy is selling papers I smell them clean and new from the pressK2
They are fresh like the air and pungent as tulips and narcissusK2
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The blue sky pales to lemon and great tongues of gold blind the shop windowsK2
putting out their contents in a flood of flameN2
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Night and SleepO2
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The day takes her ease in slippered yellow Electric signs gleam outP2
along the shop fronts following each other They grow and growQ2
and blow into patterns of fire flowers as the sky fades Trades screamR
in spots of light at the unruffled night Twinkle jab snap that meansK2
a new play and over the way plop drop quiver is the sidelongT
sliver of a watchmaker's sign with its length on another streetV
A gigantic mug of beer effervesces to the atmosphere over a tall buildingT
but the sky is high and has her own stars why should she heed oursK2
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I leave the city with speed Wheels whirl to take me back to my treesK2
and my quietness The breeze which blows with me is fresh washed and cleanE2
it has come but recently from the high sky There are no flowersK2
in bloom yet but the earth of my garden smells of tulips and narcissusK2
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My room is tranquil and friendly Out of the window I can seeK2
the distant city a band of twinkling gems little flower heads with no stemsK2
I cannot see the beer glass nor the letters of the restaurants and shopsK2
I passed now the signs blur and all together make the cityK2
glowing on a night of fine weather like a garden stirring and blowingT
for the SpringT
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The night is fresh washed and fair and there is a whiff of flowers in the airC
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Wrap me close sheets of lavender Pour your blue and purple dreamsK2
into my ears The breeze whispers at the shutters and muttersK2
queer tales of old days and cobbled streets and youths leaping their horsesK2
down marble stairways Pale blue lavender you are the colour of the skyT
when it is fresh washed and fair I smell the stars they are likeT
tulips and narcissus I smell them in the airC

Amy Lowell



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