To Poetry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GHI AEJ KLM NOP PQR STI| Don t desert me | A |
| just because I stayed up last night | B |
| watching The Lost Weekend | C |
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| I know I ve spent too much time | D |
| praising your naked body to strangers | E |
| and gossiping about lovers you betrayed | F |
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| I ve stalked you in foreign cities | G |
| and followed your far flung movements | H |
| pretending I could describe you | I |
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| Forgive me for getting jacked on coffee | A |
| and obsessing over your features | E |
| year after jittery year | J |
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| I m sorry for handing you a line | K |
| and typing you on a screen | L |
| but don t let me suffer in silence | M |
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| Does anyone still invoke the Muse | N |
| string a wooden lyre for Apollo | O |
| or try to saddle up Pegasus | P |
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| Winged horse heavenly god or goddess | P |
| indifferent entity secret code stored magic | Q |
| pleasance and half wonder hell | R |
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| I have loved you my entire life | S |
| without even knowing what you are | T |
| or how please help me to find you | I |
Edward Hirsch
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