Leaving Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJFKF LMNOPQRQ STUTVWXT YVZVQA2FA2| He once stood briefly | A |
| tween pillar and post | B |
| and there for a moment | C |
| he felt he could boast | B |
| a foot in each camp | D |
| with his head in a cloud | E |
| His past well behind him | F |
| bright future avowed | E |
| - | |
| Time waits for no man | G |
| ain t that what they say | H |
| To turn back the clock | I |
| there is surely no way | H |
| But still there it sits | J |
| and smiles back at him | F |
| He searches for peace | K |
| but the pickings are slim | F |
| - | |
| The person he is | L |
| and the one he once was | M |
| They are not the same | N |
| and that is because | O |
| Once he left his home | P |
| a new world he found | Q |
| The once mindless drone | R |
| glimpsed potential unbound | Q |
| - | |
| But whether it s nature | S |
| or nurture you choose | T |
| Still there are some spots | U |
| that the leopard can t lose | T |
| Though him of this notion | V |
| you can t disabuse | W |
| And some of his friends | X |
| this fact can bemuse | T |
| - | |
| And once it s all said | Y |
| and once it s all done | V |
| His move from the jungle | Z |
| it can t be undone | V |
| But looking around | Q |
| at the bars in the zoo | A2 |
| This new home don t suit him | F |
| not welcome here too | A2 |
Chris Cohen
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 06/11/2023
Poet's note: The grass is always greener.
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