In The Naked Bed, In Plato's Cave Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNFO PQRSTUBVKCWEXYIn the naked bed in Plato's cave | A |
Reflected headlights slowly slid the wall | B |
Carpenters hammered under the shaded window | C |
Wind troubled the window curtains all night long | D |
A fleet of trucks strained uphill grinding | E |
Their freights covered as usual | F |
The ceiling lightened again the slanting diagram | G |
Slid slowly forth | H |
Hearing the milkman's clop | I |
his striving up the stair the bottle's chink | J |
I rose from bed lit a cigarette | K |
And walked to the window The stony street | L |
Displayed the stillness in which buildings stand | M |
The street lamp's vigil and the horse's patience | N |
The winter sky's pure capital | F |
Turned me back to bed with exhausted eyes | O |
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Strangeness grew in the motionless air The loose | P |
Film grayed Shaking wagons hooves' waterfalls | Q |
Sounded far off increasing louder and nearer | R |
A car coughed starting Morning softly | S |
Melting the air lifted the half covered chair | T |
From underseas kindled the looking glass | U |
Distinguished the dresser and the white wall | B |
The bird called tentatively whistled called | V |
Bubbled and whistled so Perplexed still wet | K |
With sleep affectionate hungry and cold So so | C |
O son of man the ignorant night the travail | W |
Of early morning the mystery of the beginning | E |
Again and again | X |
while history is unforgiven | Y |
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