Sleeping On Horseback Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGGHIJF| We had rode long and were still far from the inn | A |
| My eyes grew dim for a moment I fell asleep | B |
| Under my right arm the whip still dangled | C |
| In my left hand the reins for an instant slackened | D |
| Suddenly I woke and turned to question my groom | E |
| 'We have gone a hundred paces since you fell asleep ' | F |
| Body and spirit for a while had exchanged place | G |
| Swift and slow had turned to their contraries | G |
| For these few steps that my horse had carried me | H |
| Had taken in my dream countless aeons of time | I |
| True indeed is that saying of Wise Men | J |
| 'A hundred years are but a moment of sleep ' | F |
Bai Juyi
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