Steps Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFGHIJKJIIL JMNOPQR STMU VTWTFTXH YTZIM VA2FB2C2| How funny you are today New York | A |
| like Ginger Rogers in Swingtime | B |
| and St Bridget's steeple leaning a little to the left | C |
| - | |
| here I have just jumped out of a bed full of V days | D |
| I got tired of D days and blue you there still | E |
| accepts me foolish and free | F |
| all I want is a room up there | G |
| and you in it | H |
| and even the traffic halt so thick is a way | I |
| for people to rub up against each other | J |
| and when their surgical appliances lock | K |
| they stay together | J |
| for the rest of the day what a day | I |
| I go by to check a slide and I say | I |
| that painting's not so blue | L |
| - | |
| where's Lana Turner | J |
| she's out eating | M |
| and Garbo's backstage at the Met | N |
| everyone's taking their coat off | O |
| so they can show a rib cage to the rib watchers | P |
| and the park's full of dancers with their tights and shoes | Q |
| in little bags | R |
| who are often mistaken for worker outers at the West Side Y | - |
| why not | S |
| the Pittsburgh Pirates shout because they won | T |
| and in a sense we're all winning | M |
| we're alive | U |
| - | |
| the apartment was vacated by a gay couple | V |
| who moved to the country for fun | T |
| they moved a day too soon | W |
| even the stabbings are helping the population explosion | T |
| though in the wrong country | F |
| and all those liars have left the UN | T |
| the Seagram Building's no longer rivalled in interest | X |
| not that we need liquor we just like it | H |
| - | |
| and the little box is out on the sidewalk | Y |
| next to the delicatessen | T |
| so the old man can sit on it and drink beer | Z |
| and get knocked off it by his wife later in the day | I |
| while the sun is still shining | M |
| - | |
| oh god it's wonderful | V |
| to get out of bed | A2 |
| and drink too much coffee | F |
| and smoke too many cigarettes | B2 |
| and love you so much | C2 |
Frank O'hara
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