A Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDED BFGBHIHI BFJBKKKK BBLBMMMM| sat on the sofa | A |
| and I sat near | B |
| The handkerchief could be yours | C |
| the tear could be mine chin bound | D |
| Though it could be of course | E |
| the other way around | D |
| - | |
| I wish you were here dear | B |
| I wish you were here | F |
| I wish we were in my car | G |
| and you'd shift the gear | B |
| We'd find ourselves elsewhere | H |
| on an unknown shore | I |
| Or else we'd repair | H |
| to where we've been before | I |
| - | |
| I wish you were here dear | B |
| I wish you were here | F |
| I wish I knew no astronomy | J |
| when stars appear | B |
| when the moon skims the water | K |
| that sighs and shifts in its slumber | K |
| I wish it were still a quarter | K |
| to dial your number | K |
| - | |
| I wish you were here dear | B |
| in this hemisphere | B |
| as I sit on the porch | L |
| sipping a beer | B |
| It's evening the sun is setting | M |
| boys shout and gulls are crying | M |
| What's the point of forgetting | M |
| if it's followed by dying | M |
Joseph Brodsky
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