The Months Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FGHI JKLM A NIFO PQRC STUV W XYZL BBVA2 B2C2D2F F VIFE2 TF2G2H2 I2KJ2V K2 FFGL2 M2FN2V O2C2P2M2 Q2 R2S2FT2 U2R2C2F NFV2M F W2X2G2H VHGH HRR2Y2 Z2 A3B3C3U IHFF R2D3R2H V HHR2V T2R2HV2 E3F3FG3 V FHH3F R2HI3I IJ3K3H V HL3M3C N3RO3F P3O2HI V VQ3HR3 S3J3HV T3U3HH

JanuaryA
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Contorted by windB
mere armatures for ice or snowC
the trees resolveD
to endure for nowE
-
they will leaf out in AprilF
And I must be as patientG
as the treesH
a winter resolutionI
-
I break all over againJ
as the cold pressesK
its sharp bladeL
against my throatM
-
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FebruaryA
-
After endlessN
hibernationI
on the windowsillF
the orchid bloomsO
-
embroidered purple stitchesP
up and downQ
a slender stemR
Outside snowC
-
melts midairS
to rainT
Abbreviated monthU
Every kind of weatherV
-
-
MarchW
-
When the Earl King cameX
to steal away the childY
in Goethe's poem the father saidZ
don't be afraidL
-
it's just the windB
As if it weren't the windB
that blows away the tenderV
fragments of this worldA2
-
leftover leaves in the cornersB2
of the garden a Lenten RoseC2
that thought it safeD2
to bloom so earlyF
-
-
AprilF
-
In the pastel blurV
of the gardenI
the cherryF
and redbudE2
-
shake rainT
from their delicateF2
shoulders as petalsG2
of pinkH2
-
dogwoodI2
wash down the ditchesK
in dreamlikeJ2
rivers of colorV
-
-
MayK2
-
May apple daffodilF
hyacinth lilyF
and by the frontG
porch stepsL2
-
every billowingM2
shade of purpleF
and lavender lilacN2
my mother's favorite flowerV
-
sweet breath drifting throughO2
the open windowsC2
perfume of memory conduitP2
of springM2
-
-
JuneQ2
-
The June bugR2
on the screen doorS2
whirs like a smallF
ugly machineT2
-
and a chorus of frogsU2
and crickets drones like MusakR2
at all the windowsC2
What we don't quite seeF
-
comforts usN
Blink of lightning grumbleF
of thunder just the heatV2
clearing its throatM
-
-
JulyF
-
Tonight the firefliesW2
light their briefX2
candlesG2
in all the treesH
-
of summerV
color of moonflakesH
color of fluorescentG
laceH
-
where the ocean dragsH
its torn hemR
over the darkR2
sandY2
-
-
AugustZ2
-
BarefootA3
and sun dazedB3
I bite into this ripe peachC3
of a monthU
-
gathering childrenI
into my armsH
in all their sandyF
gloryF
-
heapingR2
my table each nightD3
with nothingR2
but corn and tomatoesH
-
-
SeptemberV
-
Their summer romanceH
over the loversH
still clingR2
to each otherV
-
the way the greenT2
leaves clingR2
to their treesH
in the strange heatV2
-
of September as ifE3
this timeF3
there will beF
no autumnG3
-
-
OctoberV
-
How suddenlyF
the woodsH
have turnedH3
again I feelF
-
like Daphne standingR2
with my armsH
outstretchedI3
to the seasonI
-
overtakenI
by color crownedJ3
with the hammered goldK3
of leavesH
-
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NovemberV
-
These anonymousH
leaves their wetL3
bodies pressedM3
against the windowC
-
or falling pastN3
I count themR
in my sleepO3
absolving gravityF
-
absolving even deathP3
who knows as I doO2
the imperativesH
of the seasonI
-
-
DecemberV
-
The white dove of winterV
sheds its firstQ3
fine feathersH
they meltR3
-
as they touchS3
the warm groundJ3
like notesH
of a once familiarV
-
music the earthT3
shivers andU3
turns towardsH
the solsticeH

Linda Pastan



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