The Cubical Domes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDCEFFGHIJKGLMNO GPQGRSTUVWXYZA2B2C2| Indeed indeed it is growing very sultry | A |
| The indian feather pots are scrambling out of the room | B |
| The slow voice of the tobacconist is like a circle | C |
| Drawn on the floor in chalk and containing ants | D |
| And indeed there is a shoe upon the table | C |
| And indeed it is as regular as clockwork | E |
| Demonstrating the variability of the weather | F |
| Or denying the existence of manu altogether | F |
| For after all why should love resemble a cushion | G |
| Why should the stumbling block float up towards the ceiling | H |
| And in our attic it is always said | I |
| That this is a sombre country the wettest place on earth | J |
| And then there is the problem of living to be considered | K |
| With its vast pink parachutes full of underdone mutton | G |
| Its tableaux of the archbishops dressed in their underwear | L |
| Have you ever paused to consider why grass is green | M |
| Yes greener at least it is said than the man in the moon | N |
| Which is why | O |
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| The linen of flat countries basks in the tropical sun | G |
| And the light of the stars is attracted by transparent flowers | P |
| And at last is forgotten by both man and beast | Q |
| By helmet and capstan and mesmerised nun | G |
| For the bounds of my kingdom are truly unknown | R |
| And its factories work all night long | S |
| Producing the strongest canonical wastepaper baskets | T |
| And ant eaters' skiing shoes | U |
| Which follow the glistening murders as far as the pond | V |
| And then light a magnificent bonfire of old rusty nails | W |
| And indeed they are paid by the state for their crimes | X |
| There is room for them all in the conjuror's musical box | Y |
| There is still enough room for even the hardest of faces | Z |
| For faces are needed to stick on the emperor's walls | A2 |
| To roll down the stairs like a party of seafaring christians | B2 |
| Whose hearts are on fire in the snow | C2 |
David Gascoyne
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