Clair De Lune Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDEC EFFG BFFB HFFH FEEF FFFF FBBF| Powder and scent and silence The young dwarf | A |
| Shoulders his lute The moon is Levantine | B |
| It settles its pearl in every glass of wine | B |
| Harlequin is already at the wharf | A |
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| The gallant is masked A pressure of his thumb | C |
| Communicates cutaneous interest | D |
| On the smooth upward swelling of a breast | E |
| A small black heart is fixed with spirit gum | C |
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| The thieving moment is now Deftly Pierrot | E |
| Exits bearing a tray of fruits and coins | F |
| A monkey chained by his tiny loins | F |
| Is taken aboard They let their moorings go | G |
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| Silence Even the god shall soon be gone | B |
| Shadows in their cool tidal enterprise | F |
| Have eaten away his muscular stone thighs | F |
| Moonlight edges across the empty lawn | B |
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| Taffeta whispers Someone is staring through | H |
| The white ribs of the pergola She stares | F |
| At a small garnet pulse that disappears | F |
| Steadily seaward Ah my dear it is you | H |
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| But you are not alone A gardener goes | F |
| Through the bone light about the dark estate | E |
| He bows and cheerfully inebriate | E |
| Admires the lunar ashes of a rose | F |
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| And sings to his imaginary loves | F |
| Wait You can hear him The familiar notes | F |
| Drift toward the old moss bottomed fishing boats | F |
| Happy the heart that thinks of no removes | F |
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| This is your nightmare Those cold hands are yours | F |
| The pain in the drunken singing is your pain | B |
| Morning will taste of bitterness again | B |
| The heart turns to a stone but it endures | F |
Anthony Evan Hecht
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