Matins Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCDDEFGHIBJ A KLFMKANBFOPG A FFFOQRCST UCVWFXYGGEZI A2PL B2DFC2Q LD2E2F2C B2G2F H2 I2 UJ2 FK2PE2G L2 C FM2LN2F FO2CEP2U CF WF CQ2

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The authentic Shadows of itB
sweep past in dreams one could say impreciselyC
evoking the almost silentD
ripping apart of giantD
sheets of cellophane NoE
It thrusts up close Exactly in dreamsF
it has you off guard youG
recognize it before you have timeH
For a second before wakingI
the alarm bell is a red conical hat itB
takes formJ
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iiA
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The authentic I saidK
rising from the toilet seatL
The radiator in rhythmic knockingsF
spoke of the rising steamM
The authentic I saidK
breaking the handle of my hairbrush as IA
brushed my hair inN
rhythmic strokes That s itB
that s joy it s alwaysF
a recognition the knownO
appearing fully itself andP
more itself than one knewG
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The new day risesF
as heat risesF
knocking in the pipesF
with rhythms it seizes for its ownO
to speak of its inventionQ
the real the new laidR
egg whose speckled shellC
the poet fondles and must breakS
if he will be nourishedT
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A shadow painted whereU
yes a shadow must fallC
The cow s breathV
not forgotten in the mist in theW
words YesF
verisimilitude draws upX
heat in us zestY
to follow throughG
follow throughG
followE
transformations of dayZ
in its turning in its becomingI
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Stir the holy grains setA2
the bowls on the table andP
call the child to eatL
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While we eat we thinkB2
as we think an undercurrentD
of dream runs through usF
faster than thoughtC2
towards recognitionQ
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Call the child to eatL
send him off his mouthD2
tasting of toothpaste to go downE2
into the ground into a roaring trainF2
and to schoolC
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His cheeks are pinkB2
his black eyes hold his dreams he has leftG2
forgetting his glassesF
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Follow down the stairs at a clatterH2
to give them to him and save-
his clear sightI2
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Cold airU
comes in at the street doorJ2
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The authentic It rollsF
just out of reach beyondK2
running feet andP
stretching fingers downE2
the green slope and intoG
the black waves of the sea-
Speak to me little horse belovedL2
tell me-
how to follow the iron ballC
how to follow through to the country-
beneath the wavesF
to the place where I must kill you and you step outM2
of your bones and flystrewn meatL
tall smiling renewedN2
formed in your own likenessF
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Marvelous Truth confront usF
at every turnO2
in every guise iron ballC
egg dark horse shadowE
cloudP2
of breath on the airU
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dwellC
in our crowded heartsF
our steaming bathrooms kitchens full of-
things to be done theW
ordinary streetsF
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Thrust close your smileC
that we know you terrible joyQ2

Denise Levertov



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