Rescue The Dead Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJ KLMN OBPQ RSSB| Finally to forgo love is to kiss a leaf | A |
| is to let rain fall nakedly upon your head | B |
| is to respect fire | C |
| is to study man's eyes and his gestures | D |
| as he talks | E |
| is to set bread upon the table | F |
| and a knife discreetly by | G |
| is to pass through crowds | H |
| like a crowd of oneself | I |
| Not to love is to live | J |
| - | |
| To love is to be led away | K |
| into a forest where the secret grave | L |
| is dug singing praising darkness | M |
| under the trees | N |
| - | |
| To live is to sign your name | O |
| is to ignore the dead | B |
| is to carry a wallet | P |
| and shake hands | Q |
| - | |
| To love is to be a fish | R |
| My boat wallows in the sea | S |
| You who are free | S |
| rescue the dead | B |
David Ignatow
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