Meditation By The Stove Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSM JTHUCVWXYBAZ D| I have banked the fires | A |
| of my body | B |
| into a small but steady blaze | C |
| here in the kitchen | D |
| where the dough has a life of its own | E |
| breathing under its damp cloth | F |
| like a sleeping child | G |
| where the real child plays under the table | H |
| pretending the tablecloth is a tent | I |
| practicing departures where a dim | J |
| brown bird dazzled by light | K |
| has flown into the windowpane | L |
| and lies stunned on the pavement | M |
| it was never simple even for birds | N |
| this business of nests | O |
| The innocent eye sees nothing Auden says | P |
| repeating what the snake told Eve | Q |
| what Eve told Adam tired of gardens | R |
| wanting the fully lived life | S |
| But passion happens like an accident | M |
| I could let the dough spill over the rim | J |
| of the bowl neglecting to punch it down | T |
| neglecting the child who waits under the table | H |
| the mild tears already smudging her eyes | U |
| We grow in such haphazard ways | C |
| Today I feel wiser than the bird | V |
| I know the window shuts me in | W |
| that when I open it | X |
| the garden smells will make me restless | Y |
| And I have banked the fires of my body | B |
| into a small domestic flame for others | A |
| to warm their hands on for a while | Z |
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| Anonymous submission | D |
Linda Pastan
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