Alone And Drinking Under The Moon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFAGHIJKALCDAMNO PQKRSETQT| Amongst the flowers I | A |
| am alone with my pot of wine | B |
| drinking by myself then lifting | C |
| my cup I asked the moon | D |
| to drink with me its reflection | E |
| and mine in the wine cup just | F |
| the three of us then I sigh | A |
| for the moon cannot drink | G |
| and my shadow goes emptily along | H |
| with me never saying a word | I |
| with no other friends here I can | J |
| but use these two for company | K |
| in the time of happiness I | A |
| too must be happy with all | L |
| around me I sit and sing | C |
| and it is as if the moon | D |
| accompanies me then if I | A |
| dance it is my shadow that | M |
| dances along with me while | N |
| still not drunk I am glad | O |
| to make the moon and my shadow | P |
| into friends but then when | Q |
| I have drunk too much we | K |
| all part yet these are | R |
| friends I can always count on | S |
| these who have no emotion | E |
| whatsoever I hope that one day | T |
| we three will meet again | Q |
| deep in the Milky Way | T |
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