Song For Ishtar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE AF GHI JKL| The moon is a sow | A |
| and grunts in my throat | B |
| Her great shining shines through me | C |
| so the mud of my hollow gleams | D |
| and breaks in silver bubbles | E |
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| She is a sow | A |
| and I a pig and a poet | F |
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| When she opens her white | G |
| lips to devour me I bite back | H |
| and laughter rocks the moon | I |
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| In the black of desire | J |
| we rock and grunt grunt and | K |
| shine | L |
Denise Levertov
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