In California During The Gulf War Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHH DDI JKL DMNO PQR STP UVO| Among the blight killed eucalypts among | A |
| trees and bushes rusted by Christmas frosts | B |
| the yards and hillsides exhausted by five years of drought | C |
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| certain airy white blossoms punctually | D |
| reappeared and dense clusters of pale pink dark pink | E |
| a delicate abundance They seemed | F |
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| like guests arriving joyfully on the accustomed | G |
| festival day unaware of the year's events not perceiving | H |
| the sackcloth others were wearing | H |
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| To some of us the dejected landscape consorted well | D |
| with our shame and bitterness Skies ever blue | D |
| daily sunshine disgusted us like smile buttons | I |
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| Yet the blossoms clinging to thin branches | J |
| more lightly than birds alert for flight | K |
| lifted the sunken heart | L |
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| even against its will | D |
| But not | M |
| as symbols of hope they were flimsy | N |
| as our resistance to the crimes committed | O |
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| again again in our name and yes they return | P |
| year after year and yes they briefly shone with serene joy | Q |
| over against the dark glare | R |
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| of evil days They are and their presence | S |
| is quietness ineffable and the bombings are were | T |
| no doubt will be that quiet that huge cacophany | P |
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| simultaneous No promise was being accorded the blossoms | U |
| were not doves there was no rainbow And when it was claimed | V |
| the war had ended it had not ended | O |
Denise Levertov
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