I Like For You To Be Still Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDCEFGFFHI ACJKCDLLMJNOPQ ABRSTID| i like for you to be still | A |
| it is as though you are absent | B |
| And you hear me from far away | C |
| And my voice does not touch you | D |
| it seems as though your eyes had flown away | C |
| And it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth | E |
| As all things are filled with my soul | F |
| You emerge from the things | G |
| Filled with my soul | F |
| You are like my soul | F |
| A butterfly of dream | H |
| And you are like the word Melancholy | I |
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| i like for you to be still | A |
| And you seem far away | C |
| it sounds as though you are lamenting | J |
| A butterfly cooing like a dove | K |
| And you hear me from far away | C |
| And my voice does not reach you | D |
| Let me come to be still in your silence | L |
| And let me talk to you with your silence | L |
| That is bright as a lamp | M |
| Simple as a ring | J |
| You are like the night | N |
| With its stillness and constellations | O |
| Your silence is that of a star | P |
| As remote and candid | Q |
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| i like for you to be still | A |
| it is as though you are absent | B |
| Distant and full of sorrow | R |
| So you would've died | S |
| One word then One smile is enough | T |
| And i'm happy | I |
| Happy that it's not true | D |
Pablo Neruda
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I Like For You To Be Still is a poem by Pablo Neruda. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.