In The Harbor Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLM| Emis young twenty eight | A |
| reached this Syrian harbor in a Tenian ship | B |
| his plan to learn the incense trade | C |
| But ill during the voyage | D |
| he died as soon as he was put ashore | E |
| His burial the poorest possible took place here | F |
| A few hours before dying he whispered something | G |
| about 'home' about 'very old parents ' | H |
| But nobody he called home | I |
| in the great pan Hellenic world | J |
| Better that way because as it is | K |
| though he lies buried in this harbor | L |
| his parents will always have the hope he's still alive | M |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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