The Ache Of Marriage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCD EBF GGHC IC

The ache of marriageA
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thigh and tongue belovedB
are heavy with itC
it throbs in the teethD
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We look for communionE
and are turned away belovedB
each and eachF
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It is leviathan and weG
in its bellyG
looking for joy some joyH
not to be known outside itC
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two by two in the ark ofI
the ache of itC

Denise Levertov



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