Sleeping With Boa Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF CDGCGG HIHIJJ KKLMMN NOCBDB| I show her how to put her arms around me | A |
| but she s much too small | B |
| What s worse she doesn t understand | C |
| And | D |
| although she lies beside me sticking | E |
| out her tongue it s herself she licks | F |
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| She likes my stroking hand | C |
| And | D |
| even lets me kiss | G |
| But at my demand | C |
| Now do it to me like this | G |
| she backs off with a hiss | G |
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| What s in her little mind | H |
| Jumping off the bed | I |
| she shows me her behind | H |
| but curls up on the rug instead | I |
| I beg her to return At first she did | J |
| then went and hid | J |
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| under the covers She s playing with my feet | K |
| Oh Boa come back Be sweet | K |
| Lie against me here where I m nice and warm | L |
| Settle down Don t claw don t bite | M |
| Stay with me tonight | M |
| Seeming to consent she gives a little whine | N |
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| Her deep deep pupils meet mine | N |
| with a look that holds a flood | O |
| But not my brand | C |
| Not at all | B |
| And | D |
| what s worse she s much too small | B |
May Swenson
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