A Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDED BFGBHIHI BFJBKKKK BBLBMMMM

sat on the sofaA
and I sat nearB
The handkerchief could be yoursC
the tear could be mine chin boundD
Though it could be of courseE
the other way aroundD
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I wish you were here dearB
I wish you were hereF
I wish we were in my carG
and you'd shift the gearB
We'd find ourselves elsewhereH
on an unknown shoreI
Or else we'd repairH
to where we've been beforeI
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I wish you were here dearB
I wish you were hereF
I wish I knew no astronomyJ
when stars appearB
when the moon skims the waterK
that sighs and shifts in its slumberK
I wish it were still a quarterK
to dial your numberK
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I wish you were here dearB
in this hemisphereB
as I sit on the porchL
sipping a beerB
It's evening the sun is settingM
boys shout and gulls are cryingM
What's the point of forgettingM
if it's followed by dyingM

Joseph Brodsky



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