The Red Poppy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABCDEEFGHIJKLMGNOPQ

The great thingA
is not havingA
a mind FeelingsB
oh I have those theyC
govern me I haveD
a lord in heavenE
called the sun and openE
for him showing himF
the fire of my own heart fireG
like his presenceH
What could such glory beI
if not a heart Oh my brothers and sistersJ
were you like me once long agoK
before you were human Did youL
permit yourselvesM
to open once who would neverG
open again Because in truthN
I am speaking nowO
the way you do I speakP
because I am shatteredQ

Louise Gluck



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