To Whom It May Concern Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFFGH IJKLMNOBIPQKMRSMGBT UVWXAYWZWW MIMI IA2B2WC2MWD2C2 C2

In AutumnA
as in SpringB
the sap flowsC
the sap wishes to raceD
against heartbeatsE
before the winterF
before the winterF
buries usG
in her usual shroud of iceH
-
I turn to youI
knowing thatJ
unrequited loveK
is goodL
for poetryM
knowing that painN
will nudge the museO
as well as anythingB
knowing that youI
are afraid fetteredP
to a lifeQ
you do not loveK
so unfreeM
that freedom seemsR
more fearful evenS
than the familiarM
businessG
of beingB
a grumbling slaveT
-
I livedU
that wayV
onceW
I knowX
that freedomA
is its own rewardY
that it propagatesW
itselfZ
by meansW
of runnersW
-
that nobodyM
gives it to youI
not even meM
to youI
-
but that youI
must seize itA2
with your ownB2
two quaking handsW
pluckC2
the strawberryM
it bearsW
in the greenD2
ungrumblingC2
-
SpringC2

Erica Jong



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