When Someone Says: "alexandria" Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCB ADBEB ADBBFA| When someone says Alexandria | A |
| I see the white walls of a house | B |
| a small garden row of gillyflowers | B |
| an autumn evening's pale sunlight | C |
| and hear the music of distant flutes | B |
| - | |
| When someone says Alexandria | A |
| I see stars above the hushed city | D |
| drunken sailors in dark quarters | B |
| a dancing girl performing the wasp | E |
| and hear tambourines and the noise of fights | B |
| - | |
| When someone says Alexandria | A |
| I see a pale purple sunset above the green sea | D |
| the flickering of furry stars | B |
| and the light grey eyes beneath thick brows | B |
| that I see even when | F |
| no one says Alexandria | A |
Mikhail Alekseevich Kuzmin
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