I Like Your Books Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE F GH F IC F DD EJ KLDMNOPM QRSD ETQE NEU VWT XYDZ A A2E P TQ| In the betting line the other | A |
| day | B |
| man behind me asked | C |
| are you Henry | D |
| Chinaski | E |
| - | |
| uh huh I answered | F |
| - | |
| I like your books he went | G |
| on | H |
| - | |
| thanks I answered | F |
| - | |
| who do you like in this | I |
| race he asked | C |
| - | |
| uh uh I answered | F |
| - | |
| I like the horse he | D |
| told me | D |
| - | |
| I made my bet and went back | E |
| to my seat | J |
| - | |
| the next race I am standing in | K |
| line and here is this same man | L |
| standing behind me | D |
| again | M |
| there are at least lines at | N |
| the windows but | O |
| he has to find mine | P |
| again | M |
| - | |
| I think this race favors the | Q |
| closers he said to the back of | R |
| my neck the track looks | S |
| heavy | D |
| - | |
| listen I said not looking | E |
| around it's the kiss of death to | T |
| talk about horses at the | Q |
| track | E |
| - | |
| what kind of rule is that | N |
| he asked God doesn't make | E |
| rules | U |
| - | |
| I turned around and looked at him | V |
| maybe not but I | W |
| do | T |
| - | |
| after the next race | X |
| I got in line glanced behind | Y |
| me | D |
| he was not there | Z |
| - | |
| lost another reader | A |
| - | |
| I lose or each | A2 |
| week | E |
| - | |
| fine | P |
| - | |
| let 'em go back to | T |
| Kafka | Q |
Charles Bukowski
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