Orchard Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHFFIF HJKG LMHBNF FFBFOPFQH| I saw the first pear | A |
| As it fell | B |
| The honey seeking golden banded | C |
| The yellow swarm | D |
| Was not more fleet than I | E |
| Spare us from loveliness | F |
| And I fell prostrate | G |
| Crying | H |
| You have flayed us | F |
| With your blossoms | F |
| Spare us the beauty | I |
| Of fruit trees | F |
| - | |
| The honey seeking | H |
| Paused not | J |
| The air thundered their song | K |
| And I alone was prostrate | G |
| - | |
| O rough hewn | L |
| God of the orchard | M |
| I bring you an offering | H |
| Do you alone unbeautiful | B |
| Son of the god | N |
| Spare us from loveliness | F |
| - | |
| These fallen hazel nuts | F |
| Stripped late of their green sheaths | F |
| Grapes red purple | B |
| Their berries | F |
| Dripping with wine | O |
| Pomegranates already broken | P |
| And shrunken figs | F |
| And quinces untouched | Q |
| I bring you as offering | H |
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