Grave Of The Fireflies Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDE FGHIJ DKLMDN OPQRSATUVLE WXHLYZHAU| Tell me what day is it | A |
| I looked around it was awfully dark | B |
| I tried to stay upright but my body refused to move | C |
| When my eyes finally adjusted I saw the vague setting of Ikuno | D |
| That's right I was at the train station | D |
| I sighed when I recalled that it was war | E |
| - | |
| I began to envision my beloved home | F |
| My mother's gentle fingers running through my curly hair as I lay on her lap | G |
| my baby sister's wet kisses when I agreed to play with her | H |
| my dog's gleeful yelp everytime I paced towards him | I |
| Why did this beautiful picture ever have to end | J |
| - | |
| I shrieked when I heard the siren | D |
| the dreadful simultaneous sirens | K |
| they always send a shiver down my spine Just then I saw a flicker of light | L |
| It was moving coming towards me | M |
| I finally saw that it was a lantern held in the arms of young man | D |
| He was wearing a uniform an official | N |
| - | |
| I tried to call out to him but I couldn't hear my own voice | O |
| I thrashed my hands towards him as my mark of help | P |
| but he looked at me with disgust | Q |
| 'Another one' he exclaimed | R |
| My eyes caught his bota bag | S |
| With the last ounce of my strength I grabbed it | A |
| hoping to gift myself with a drop | T |
| But he shoved me and clouted my head | U |
| I felt the cold trickle of blood run down my neck | V |
| With a final blow he left me and I no longer saw the light | L |
| It started to get warm now I did not feel the sharp ring of pain anymore | E |
| - | |
| I looked up I couldn't believe what I saw | W |
| I blinked profusely to assure that I wasn't dreaming | X |
| There she was my mother | H |
| She held out her hand and I grabbed it with all my might | L |
| I trotted behind her I never let go of her hand | Y |
| I spun around and I saw my crippled body lying on the platform | Z |
| I lookd at my mother | H |
| Tell me mother what day is it | A |
| But she just smiled ahead | U |
Sara Maria Bastine
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 12/30/2020
Poet's note: This poem was inspired from a movie. It depicts the outcomes of war and tragedies of war. The poem also highlights the poets perseverence for a new and better day by clinging onto hope and hope alone.
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