To The Harbormaster Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHAIJKLDHMA| I wanted to be sure to reach you | A |
| though my ship was on the way it got caught | B |
| in some moorings I am always tying up | C |
| and then deciding to depart In storms and | D |
| at sunset with the metallic coils of the tide | E |
| around my fathomless arms I am unable | F |
| to understand the forms of my vanity | G |
| or I am hard alee with my Polish rudder | H |
| in my hand and the sun sinking To | A |
| you I offer my hull and the tattered cordage | I |
| of my will The terrible channels where | J |
| the wind drives me against the brown lips | K |
| of the reeds are not all behind me Yet | L |
| I trust the sanity of my vessel and | D |
| if it sinks it may well be in answer | H |
| to the reasoning of the eternal voices | M |
| the waves which have kept me from reaching you | A |
Frank O'hara
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