Dirge Iii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDCD EFFE EE| If I had tears to shed | A |
| I'd have shed volumes | B |
| For your memories like the series of a book dominate my brain in volumes | B |
| And make tears easy to shed | A |
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| So I won't see you 'gain nor hear | C |
| That your sonorous voice and special laughter | D |
| Ringing like the jingle bell in my ear | C |
| At the Christmas altar | D |
| - | |
| No more No more | E |
| You're gone and only your memories | F |
| Will remain buried in our hearts like berries | F |
| For you're no more | E |
| - | |
| I've no tears to shed anymore | E |
| For deaths to me matter no more | E |
Emmanuel Inya Otu-nwachi
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Poet's note: This is the last of the poems which the poet wrote to mourn his deceased cousin. In it the poet continues to recall shared memories but says he has no more tears to shed.
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