The Twenty-fifth Year Of His Life Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMDNOPQJH RPS| He goes regularly to the taverna | A |
| where they'd met the previous month | B |
| He made inquiries but they weren't able to tell him | C |
| anything | D |
| From what they said he gathered the person he'd met | E |
| was someone completely unknown | F |
| one of the many unknown and shady young types | G |
| who dropped in there | H |
| But he still goes to the taverna regularly at night | I |
| and sits there gazing toward the doorway | J |
| gazing toward the doorway until he's worn out | K |
| Maybe he'll walk in Tonight maybe he'll turn up | L |
| He does this for nearly three weeks | M |
| His mind's sick with longing | D |
| The kisses are there on his mouth | N |
| His flesh all of it suffers from endless desire | O |
| the feel of that other body is on his | P |
| he wants to be joined with it again | Q |
| Of course he tries not to give himself away | J |
| But sometimes he almost doesn't care | H |
| Besides he knows what he's exposing himself to | R |
| he's come to accept it quite possibly this life of his | P |
| will land him in a devastating scandal | S |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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