He Sees Through Stone Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDCEF EFGH IJK LMNCOPQ JRSRT UVWXDA| He sees through stone | A |
| he has the secret | B |
| eyes this old black one | C |
| who under prison skies | D |
| sits pressed by the sun | C |
| against the western wall | E |
| his pipe between purple gums | F |
| - | |
| the years fall | E |
| like overripe plums | F |
| bursting red flesh | G |
| on the dark earth | H |
| - | |
| his time is not my time | I |
| but I have known him | J |
| in a time gone | K |
| - | |
| he led me trembling cold | L |
| into the dark forest | M |
| taught me the secret rites | N |
| to make it with a woman | C |
| to be true to my brothers | O |
| to make my spear drink | P |
| the blood of my enemies | Q |
| - | |
| now black cats circle him | J |
| flash white teeth | R |
| snarl at the air | S |
| mashing green grass beneath | R |
| shining muscles | T |
| - | |
| ears peeling his words | U |
| he smiles | V |
| he knows | W |
| the hunt the enemy | X |
| he has the secret eyes | D |
| he sees through stone | A |
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