It May Not Always Be So; And I Say Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBA CDECDEit 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 |
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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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