The Breathing Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST| An absolute | A |
| patience | B |
| Trees stand | C |
| up to their knees in | D |
| fog The fog | E |
| slowly flows | F |
| uphill | G |
| White | H |
| cobwebs the grass | I |
| leaning where deer | J |
| have looked for apples | K |
| The woods | L |
| from brook to where | M |
| the top of the hill looks | N |
| over the fog send up | O |
| not one bird | P |
| So absolute it is | Q |
| no other than | R |
| happiness itself a breathing | S |
| too quiet to hear | T |
Denise Levertov
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