Palimpsest Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC ADA ADC ADA ADC ABAC| The walk that led out through the apple trees | A |
| the narrow crumbling path of brick embossed | B |
| among the clumps of grass the scattered leaves | C |
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| has vanished now Each spring the peonies | A |
| come back to drape their heavy bolls across | D |
| the walk that led out through the apple trees | A |
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| as if to show the way until the breeze | A |
| dismantles them and petals drift and toss | D |
| among the clumps of grass The scattered leaves | C |
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| half fill a plaited basket left to freeze | A |
| and thaw and gradually darken into moss | D |
| The walk that led out through the apple trees | A |
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| has disappeared unless down on your knees | A |
| searching beneath the vines that twist and cross | D |
| among the clumps of grass the scattered leaves | C |
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| you scrape and find simplest of mysteries | A |
| forgotten all this time but not quite lost | B |
| the walk that led out through the apple trees | A |
| among the clumps of grass the scattered leaves | C |
Jared Carter
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