Jogging Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNEMOPQB RSTFUV| We stood in columns | A |
| like sheep before slaughter | B |
| we ran breathless | C |
| We scrambled to kiss | D |
| the shoes of the killers | E |
| They stole Jesus the son of Mary | F |
| while he was an infant still | G |
| They stole from us the memory of the orange trees | H |
| and the apricots and the mint | I |
| and the candles in the mosques | J |
| In our hands they left | K |
| a sardine can called Gaza | L |
| and a dry bone called Jericho | M |
| They left us a body with no bones | N |
| A hand with no fingers | E |
| After this secret romance in Oslo | M |
| we came out barren | O |
| They gave us a homeland | P |
| smaller than a single grain of wheat | Q |
| a homeland to swallow without water | B |
| like aspirin pills | R |
| Oh we dreamed of a green peace | S |
| and a white crescent | T |
| and a blue sea | F |
| Now we find ourselves | U |
| on a dung heap | V |
Nizar Qabbani
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