The Chrysanthemums In The Eastern Garden Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMHNOPQRP SETP| The days of my youth left me long ago | A |
| And now in their turn dwindle my years of prime | B |
| With what thoughts of sadness and loneliness | C |
| I walk again in this cold deserted place | D |
| In the midst of the garden long I stand alone | E |
| The sunshine faint the wind and dew chill | F |
| The autumn lettuce is tangled and turned to seed | G |
| The fair trees are blighted and withered away | H |
| All that is left are a few chrysanthemum flowers | I |
| That have newly opened beneath the wattled fence | J |
| I had brought wine and meant to fill my cup | K |
| When the sight of these made me stay my hand | L |
| I remember when I was young | M |
| How easily my mood changed from sad to gay | H |
| If I saw wine no matter what season | N |
| Before I drank it my heart was already glad | O |
| But now that age comes | P |
| A moment of joy is harder and harder to get | Q |
| And always I fear that when I am quite old | R |
| The strongest liquor will leave me comfortless | P |
| Therefore I ask you late chrysanthemum flower | S |
| At this sad season why do you bloom alone | E |
| Though well I know that it was not for my sake | T |
| Taught by you for a while I will open my face | P |
Bai Juyi
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