The Birth Of The Water Baby Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PQOROSTUU KVWXKYTZEKKKTEO| Little egg | A |
| little nub | B |
| full complement of | C |
| fingers toes | D |
| little rose blooming | E |
| in a red universe | F |
| which once wanted you less | G |
| than emptiness | H |
| but now holds you | I |
| fast | J |
| containing your rapid heart | K |
| beat under its | L |
| slower one | M |
| as the earth | N |
| contains the sea | O |
| - | |
| O avocado pit | P |
| almost ready to sprout | Q |
| tiny fruit tree | O |
| within sight | R |
| of the sea | O |
| little swimming fish | S |
| little land lover | T |
| hold on | U |
| hold on | U |
| - | |
| Here under my heart | K |
| you'll keep | V |
| till it's time | W |
| for us to meet | X |
| we come apart | K |
| that we may come | Y |
| together | T |
| you are born | Z |
| remembering | E |
| the wavesound | K |
| of my blood | K |
| the thunder of my heart | K |
| like your mother | T |
| always dreaming | E |
| of the sea | O |
Erica Jong
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