Do The Dead Know What Time It Is? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMBNOPJCO EHEQGR Q| The old guy put down his beer | A |
| Son he said | B |
| and a girl came over to the table where we were | C |
| asked us by Jack Christ to buy her a drink | D |
| Son I am going to tell you something | E |
| The like of which nobody was ever told | F |
| and the girl said I've got nothing on tonight | G |
| how about you and me going to your place | H |
| I am going to tell you the story of my mother's | I |
| Meeting with God | J |
| and I whispered to the girl I don't have a room | K |
| but maybe | L |
| She walked up to where the top of the world is | M |
| And He came right up to her and said | B |
| So at last you've come home | N |
| but maybe what | O |
| I thought I'd like to stay here and talk to you | P |
| My mother started to cry and God | J |
| Put His arms around her | C |
| about what | O |
| Oh just talk we'll find something | E |
| She said it was like a fog coming over her face | H |
| And light was everywhere and a soft voice saying | E |
| You can stop crying now | Q |
| what can we talk about that will take all night | G |
| and I said that I didn't know | R |
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| You can stop crying now | Q |
Kenneth Patchen
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