Pondicherry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHHH IJBH KIIL| Chess pieces resting upon the jade mantle piece | A |
| see sampans move quietly | B |
| thru warm night | C |
| rich bundles of bougainvillaea crowd market squares | D |
| where deck chairs extend | E |
| to the Persian Gulf | F |
| - | |
| Leisured gentlemen | G |
| finger walking canes | H |
| hold eyelids thick as goblets | H |
| sharp tridents beside private lairs | H |
| - | |
| Skin in puffy whiteness bulges under | I |
| lamp's white glare becomes copra gathered | J |
| miles from Pondicherry sesame | B |
| oil in rotting casks | H |
| - | |
| And the Indian heat closing with certitude | K |
| akin to the trance of the snake charmer | I |
| holds his flute poised with the Bengali lancer | I |
| riding a slow crop over the prostrate polo ball | L |
Paul Cameron Brown
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