The Garden Behind The Moon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEFGHIJKLMNAOHAP QRQQSKQ| It didn t rain all summer | A |
| Instead of water my father used prayer | B |
| for his garden Despite his friends laughter | A |
| he planted spinach and lettuce | C |
| countless rows of cucumbers | D |
| in beds lined up meticulously | E |
| ignoring old people s warnings | F |
| about the drought | G |
| Every afternoon he pushed his hat back | H |
| wiped off his sweat | I |
| and looked up at the empty sky | J |
| the sun scorching | K |
| the acacia trees shriveling in the heat | L |
| In July the ground looked like cement | M |
| Like the ruins of a Roman thermal bath | N |
| it kept the vestiges of a lost order | A |
| traces of streams long gone | O |
| He yelled at me to step back | H |
| from the impeccable architecture | A |
| of climbing green beans | P |
| the trellis for tomatoes | Q |
| although there was nothing to be seen | R |
| no seedlings no tendrils | Q |
| not even weeds | Q |
| just parched bare ground | S |
| as if I were disturbing | K |
| the hidden sleep of seeds | Q |
Reena Choudhary
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Aiyedun jadesola: It simply signifies that trusting in God Almighty can provide answers to all situations when we pray and believe in God while exercising no iota of doubt.
Sangeeta chakraborty: I like your emotions toward your father's hard work for his garden.
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