Gardener Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEF GCHIDJDKBB LCMEB NOPQPRS CC TUV QC| I am in love with my womb | A |
| jealous of it | B |
| - | |
| I cover it tenderly | C |
| with a little pink hat | D |
| a sort of yarmulke | E |
| to protect it from men | F |
| - | |
| Then I listen for the gentle ping | G |
| of the ovary | C |
| a sort of cupid's bow | H |
| released | I |
| I'm proud of that | D |
| the spot of blood | J |
| in the little hat | D |
| the egg so small | K |
| I cannot see it | B |
| though I pray to it | B |
| - | |
| I imagine the inside | L |
| of my womb to be | C |
| the color of poppies | M |
| bougainvillea | E |
| though I've never seen it | B |
| - | |
| But I fear the barnacle | N |
| which might latch on | O |
| not let go | P |
| fear the monster | Q |
| who might grow | P |
| to bite the flowers | R |
| make them swell bleed | S |
| - | |
| So I keep my womb empty | C |
| full of possibility | C |
| - | |
| Each month | T |
| The blood sheets down | U |
| like good red rain | V |
| - | |
| I am the gardener | Q |
| Nothing grows without me | C |
Erica Jong
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