Egrets In The Sunset Sky Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGHHIA JKLMNLK OPAQR| on the dot another cloudy evening | A |
| thunder | B |
| grandeur groans and grunts | C |
| welcome the rain | D |
| - | |
| they fly by | E |
| in rhythm under the blue skies | F |
| brisk and swift | G |
| tender swings | H |
| in their wings | H |
| in the wind | I |
| chekeleke | A |
| - | |
| my hands meet their sway | J |
| in compulsion | K |
| a reflex fashioned in conformance | L |
| reminiscent of infancy | M |
| coated fingers in whitish tattoo | N |
| symbolism of innocence | L |
| or of adored superstition | K |
| - | |
| I checked out my fingers | O |
| let out a chuckle | P |
| waved to the rainy sky | A |
| went back to Durban Gen | Q |
| as daylight fades | R |
Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu
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Poet's note: Growing up as an African kid, myth holds it that Egrets bring good fortune when one is gifted with a whitish mark on the fingers. This happens when one waves at the Egrets, in a flapping of the fingers! This poem is depiction of that childhood fantasy.
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