A Day Like Any Other Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCCDEFGHIJKLFMNOPQ RSC| Such insignificance a glance | A |
| at your record on the doctor's desk | B |
| or a letter not meant for you | C |
| How could you have known It's not true | C |
| that your life passes before you | C |
| in rapid motion but your watch | D |
| suddenly ticks like an amplified heart | E |
| the hands freezing against a white | F |
| that is a judgment Otherwise nothing | G |
| The face in the mirror is still yours | H |
| Two men pass on the sidewalk | I |
| and do not stare at your window | J |
| Your room is silent the plants | K |
| locked inside their mysterious lives | L |
| as always The queen of the night | F |
| refuses to bloom does not accept | M |
| your definition It makes no sense | N |
| your scanning the street for a traffic snarl | O |
| a new crack in the pavement | P |
| a flag at half mast signs | Q |
| of some disturbance in the world | R |
| because your friend the morning sun | S |
| has turned its dark side toward you | C |
Lisel Mueller
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