The Eighth Of September Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOL| This day Today was a brimming glass | A |
| This day Today was an immense wave | B |
| This day was all the Earth | C |
| This day the storm driven ocean | D |
| lifted us up in a kiss | E |
| so exalted we trembled | F |
| at the lightning flash | G |
| and bound as one fell | H |
| and drowned without being unbound | I |
| This day our bodies grew | J |
| stretched out to Earth s limits | K |
| orbited there melded there | L |
| to one globe of wax or a meteor s flame | M |
| A strange door opened between us | N |
| and someone with no face as yet | O |
| waited for us there | L |
Pablo Neruda
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The Eighth Of September is a poem by Pablo Neruda. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.