In The Month Athyr Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEFGHGIC| I can just read the inscription on this ancient stone | A |
| Lo r d Jesus Christ I make out a So u l | B |
| In the mon th of Athyr Lefkio s went to sleep | C |
| Where his age is mentioned lived to the age of | D |
| the Kappa Zeta shows that he went to sleep a young man | E |
| In the corroded part I see Hi m Alexandrian | E |
| Then there are three badly mutilated lines | F |
| though I can pick out a few words like our tea r s | G |
| grief | H |
| then tears again and sorrow to us his f riends | G |
| I think Lefkios must have been greatly loved | I |
| In the month of Athyr Lefkios went to sleep | C |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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