An Old Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHI CJK LMN OPQ| At the noisy end of the cafe head bent | A |
| over the table an old man sits alone | B |
| a newspaper in front of him | C |
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| And in the miserable banality of old age | D |
| he thinks how little he enjoyed the years | E |
| when he had strength eloquence and looks | F |
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| He knows he's aged a lot he sees it feels it | G |
| Yet it seems he was young just yesterday | H |
| So brief an interval so brief | I |
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| And he thinks of Prudence how it fooled him | C |
| how he always believed what madness | J |
| that cheat who said Tomorrow You have plenty of time | K |
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| He remembers impulses bridled the joy | L |
| he sacrificed Every chance he lost | M |
| now mocks his senseless caution | N |
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| But so much thinking so much remembering | O |
| makes the old man dizzy He falls asleep | P |
| his head resting on the cafe table | Q |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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