A Diamond Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABCAA D ECCA F AGHICAA| lt i gt A Translation for Robert Jones lt i gt | A |
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| A diamond | A |
| Is there | B |
| At the heart of the moon or the branches or my nakedness | C |
| And there is nothing in the universe like diamond | A |
| Nothing in the whole mind | A |
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| The poem is a seagull resting on a pier at the end of the ocean | D |
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| A dog howls at the moon | E |
| A dog howls at the branches | C |
| A dog howls at the nakedness | C |
| A dog howling with pure mind | A |
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| I ask for the poem to be as pure as a seagull s belly | F |
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| The universe falls apart and discloses a diamond | A |
| Two words called seagull are peacefully floating out where the | G |
| waves are | H |
| The dog is dead there with the moon with the branches with | I |
| my nakedness | C |
| And there is nothing in the universe like diamond | A |
| Nothing in the whole mind | A |
Jack Spicer
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