In The Evening Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFG HCIJK CLMN| It wouldn't have lasted long anyway | A |
| years of experience make that clear | B |
| But Fate did put an end to it a bit abruptly | C |
| It was soon over that wonderful life | D |
| Yet how strong the scents were | E |
| what a magnificent bed we lay in | F |
| what pleasures we gave our bodies | G |
| - | |
| An echo from my days of indulgence | H |
| an echo from those days came back to me | C |
| something from the fire of the young life we shared | I |
| I picked up a letter again | J |
| read it over and over till the light faded | K |
| - | |
| Then sad I went out on to the balcony | C |
| went out to change my thoughts at least by seeing | L |
| something of this city I love | M |
| a little movement in the streets in the shops | N |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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