Leave-taking Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGGH IJKLMBNHO| I do not know where either of us can turn | A |
| Just at first waking from the sleep of each other | B |
| I do not know how we can bear | C |
| The river struck by the gold plummet of the moon | D |
| Or many trees shaken together in the darkness | E |
| We shall wish not to be alone | F |
| And that love were not dispersed and set free | G |
| Though you defeat me | G |
| And I be heavy upon you | H |
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| But like earth heaped over the heart | I |
| Is love grown perfect | J |
| Like a shell over the beat of life | K |
| Is love perfect to the last | L |
| So let it be the same | M |
| Whether we turn to the dark or to the kiss of another | B |
| Let us know this for leavetaking | N |
| That I may not be heavy upon you | H |
| That you may blind me no more | O |
Louise Bogan
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Radha Ranjani Jayawardena : Its about a harsh seperatiion of two devoted lovers,yet human emotions , as usual are hindering them too.Ego of a man could be a blessing but mostly a curse. "That I may not be heavy upon you. That you may not blind me" This quotation is a one but if guardedly read the poem ,one can come across many.Love is sacrificing for each other ,a strenuous task but as long as both do so, (atleast as much as possible ) they will be "struck by the golden plummet of the moon..." Its the truth,but often lovers can not or do not and "LeaveTaking " appears, though they are heart broken .
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