The Galilee Hitch-hiker Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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The Galilee Hitch HikerA
PartB
-
Baudelaire wasC
driving a Model AD
across GalileeE
He picked up aD
hitch hiker namedF
Jesus who hadG
been standing amongH
a school of fishI
feeding themJ
pieces of breadK
'Where are youL
going ' askedM
Jesus gettingN
into the frontO
seatP
'Anywhere anywhereQ
out of this world '-
shoutedR
BaudelaireQ
'I'll go with youL
as far asS
Golgotha '-
said JesusT
'I have aD
concessionU
at the carnivalV
there and IW
must not beE
late '-
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-
The American HotelX
PartB
-
Baudelaire was sittingN
in a doorway with a winoY
on San Fransisco's skid rowY
The wino was a millionU
years old and could rememberQ
dinosaursZ
Baudelaire and the winoY
were drinking Petri MuscatelX
'One must always be drunk '-
said BaudelaireQ
'I live in the American Hotel '-
said the wino 'And I canA2
remember dinosaurs '-
'Be you drunken ceaselessly '-
said BaudelaireQ
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-
-
PartB
-
Baudelaire used to comeB2
to our house and watchC2
me grind coffeeE
That was inD2
and we lived in the slumsE2
of TacomaD
My mother would putF2
the coffee beans in the grinderQ
I was a childG2
and would turn the handleX
pretending that it wasC
a hurdy gurdyG2
and Baudelaire would pretendG2
that he was a monkeyE
hopping up and downH2
and holding outG2
a tin cupI2
-
-
The FlowerburgersC
PartG2
-
Baudelaire openedG2
up a hamburger standG2
in San FransiscoE
but he put flowersC
between the bunsC
People would come inD2
and say 'Give me aD
hamburger with plentyE
of onions on it '-
Baudelaire would giveJ2
them a flowerburgerQ
instead and the peopleX
would say 'What kindG2
of a hamburger standG2
is this '-
-
-
The Hour of EternityE
PartG2
-
'The ChineseC
read the timeK2
in the eyesC
of cats '-
said BaudelaireQ
and went intoG2
a jewelry storeQ
on Market StreetG2
He came outG2
a few momentsC
later carryingE
a twenty oneU
jewel SiameseC
cat that heE
wore on theD
end of aD
golden chainL2
-
-
Salvador DaliE
PartG2
-
'Are youG2
or aren't youG2
going to eatG2
your soupM2
you bloody oddG2
cloud merchant '-
Jeanne DuvalX
shoutedG2
hitting BaudelaireQ
on the backE
as he satG2
daydreamingE
out the windowG2
Baudelaire wasC
startledG2
Then he laughedG2
like hellX
waving his spoonN2
in the airQ
like a wandG2
changing the roomO2
into a paintingE
by SalvadorQ
Dali changingE
the roomO2
into a paintingE
by Van GoghG2
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-
A Baseball GameP2
PartG2
-
Baudelaire wentG2
to a baseball gameP2
and bought a hot dogE
and lit up a pipeQ2
of opiumB2
The New York YankeesC
were playingE
the Detroit TigersC
In the fourth inningE
an angel committedG2
suicide by jumpingE
off a low cloudG2
The angel landedG2
on second baseC
causing theD
whole infieldG2
to crack likeE
a huge mirrorQ
The game wasC
called onR2
account ofS2
fearQ
-
-
Insane AsylumB2
PartG2
-
Baudelaire wentG2
to the insane asylumB2
disguised as aD
psychiatristG2
He stayed thereQ
for two monthsC
and when he leftG2
the insane asylumB2
loved him so muchT2
that it followedG2
him all overQ
CaliforniaD
and BaudelaireQ
laughed when theD
insane asylumB2
rubbed itselfU2
up against hisC
leg like aD
strange catG2
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-
My Insect FuneralX
PartG2
-
When I was a childG2
I had a graveyardG2
where I buried insectsC
and dead birds underQ
a rose treeQ
I would bury the insectsC
in tin foil and match boxesC
I would bury the birdsC
in pieces of red clothV2
It was all very sadG2
and I would cryQ
as I scooped the dirtG2
into their small gravesC
with a spoonN2
Baudelaire would comeB2
and join inD2
my insect funeralsC
saying little prayersC
the size ofS2
dead birdsC
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San FransiscoE
FebruaryQ

Richard Brautigan



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