Wedding-ring Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIFJKLMNOPQFP R| My wedding ring lies in a basket | A |
| as if at the bottom of a well | B |
| Nothing will come to fish it back up | C |
| and onto my finger again | D |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp It lies | E |
| among keys to abandoned houses | F |
| nails waiting to be needed and hammered | G |
| into some wall | H |
| telephone numbers with no names attached | I |
| idle paperclips | F |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp It can't be given away | J |
| for fear of bringing ill luck | K |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp It can't be sold | L |
| for the marriage was good in its own | M |
| time though that time is gone | N |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Could some artificer | O |
| beat into it bright stones transform it | P |
| into a dazzling circlet no one could take | Q |
| for solemn betrothal or to make promises | F |
| living will not let them keep Change it | P |
| into a simple gift I could give in friendship | R |
Denise Levertov
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