Moscow Carol Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEDAFAFGHGHIAIA JAJAKLKLMMAANONOPQPQ ARASTUUU

In such an inexplicable blueA
Upon the stonework to embarkB
The little ship of glowing hueA
Appears in Alexander ParkB
The little lamp a yellow roseC
Arising ready to retreatD
Above the people it adoresE
Near strangers' feetD
In such an inexplicable blueA
The drunkards' hive the loonies' teamF
A tourist takes a snapshot toA
Have left the town and keep no dreamF
On the Ordynka street you findG
A taxicab with fevered gnomesH
And dead ancestors stand behindG
And lean on domesH
A poet strolls across the townI
In such an inexplicable blueA
A doorman watches him looking downI
And down the street and catches the fluA
An old and handsome cavalierJ
Moves down a lane not worth a viewA
And wedding party guests appearJ
In such an inexplicable blueA
Behind the river in the haarK
As a collection of the bluesL
The yellow walls reflecting farK
The hopeless accent of the JewsL
You move to Sunday to despairM
From love to the New Year and thereM
Appears a girl you cannot wooA
Never explaining why she's blueA
Then in the night the town is lostN
A train is clad in silver plushO
The pallid puff the draught of frostN
Will sheathe your face until you blushO
The honeycomb of windows fitsP
The smell of halva and of zestQ
While Christmas Eve is carrying itsP
Mince pies abreastQ
Watch your New Year come in a blueA
Seawave across the town terrainR
In such an inexplicable blueA
As if your life can start againS
As if there can be bread and lightT
A lucky day and something's leftU
As if your life can sway arightU
Once swayed aleftU

Joseph Brodsky



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