Rotgut Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEEFGHIJGKLMN| The sun shall not smite thee by day nor | A |
| the moon by night Psalm | B |
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| On a hillside scattered with temples broken | C |
| under the dogday sun my friend and I drank | D |
| local wine at nightfall and ate grapeleaves | E |
| in goat yogurt glaze The living grape vines | E |
| bore fruit overhead Beyond our balcony | F |
| beyond the Turkish rooftops an old moon | G |
| touched Venus at one tip This vintage | H |
| he said would melt pig iron But I wondered | I |
| were we drunk enough and he said no I took him | J |
| staggering and laughing in my arms and soon | G |
| with snow at nightfall easing off | K |
| another old moon slid into the hill | L |
| behind my dead friend s house He loved | M |
| that smear of light cast back on it from earth | N |
Brooks Haxton
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