It May Not Always Be So; And I Say Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBA CDECDE| it may not always be so and i say | A |
| that if your lips which i have loved should touch | B |
| another's and your dear strong fingers clutch | B |
| his heart as mine in time not far away | A |
| if on another's face your sweet hair lay | A |
| in such silence as i know or such | B |
| great writhing words as uttering overmuch | B |
| stand helplessly before the spirit at bay | A |
| - | |
| if this should be i say if this should be | C |
| you of my heart send me a little word | D |
| that i may go unto him and take his hands | E |
| saying Accept all happiness from me | C |
| Then shall i turn my face and hear one bird | D |
| sing terribly afar in the lost lands | E |
E. E. Cummings
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