Walking Across The Atlantic Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEFE GHII wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beach | A |
before stepping onto the first wave | B |
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Soon I am walking across the Atlantic | C |
thinking about Spain | D |
checking for whales waterspouts | E |
I feel the water holding up my shifting weight | F |
Tonight I will sleep on its rocking surface | E |
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But for now I try to imagine what | G |
this must look like to the fish below | H |
the bottoms of my feet appearing disappearing | I |
Billy Collins
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