A Homeless Man's Departure Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIGJKLMNDOPQR STUVWXYZYA2B2C2| After the Rebellion of all was silent wasteland | A |
| gardens and cottages turned to grass and thorns | B |
| My village had over a hundred households | C |
| but the chaotic world scattered them east and west | D |
| No information about the survivors | E |
| the dead are dust and mud | F |
| I a humble soldier was defeated in battle | G |
| I ran back home to look for old roads | H |
| and walked a long time through the empty lanes | I |
| The sun was thin the air tragic and dismal | G |
| I met only foxes and raccoons | J |
| their hair on end as they snarled in rage | K |
| Who remains in my neighborhood | L |
| One or two old widows | M |
| A returning bird loves its old branches | N |
| how could I give up this poor nest | D |
| In spring I carry my hoe all alone | O |
| yet still water the land at sunset | P |
| The county governor's clerk heard I'd returned | Q |
| and summoned me to practice the war drum | R |
| This military service won't take me from my state | S |
| I look around and have no one to worry about | T |
| It's just me alone and the journey is short | U |
| but I will end up lost if I travel too far | V |
| Since my village has been washed away | W |
| near or far makes no difference | X |
| I will forever feel pain for my long sick mother | Y |
| I abandoned her in this valley five years ago | Z |
| She gave birth to me yet I could not help her | Y |
| We cry sour sobs till our lives end | A2 |
| In my life I have no family to say farewell to | B2 |
| so how can I be called a human being | C2 |
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