December Night Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEFG HIJ KL| The cold slope is standing in darkness | A |
| But the south of the trees is dry to the touch | B |
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| The heavy limbs climb into the moonlight bearing feathers | C |
| I came to watch these | D |
| White plants older at night | E |
| The oldest | F |
| Come first to the ruins | G |
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| And I hear magpies kept awake by the moon | H |
| The water flows through its | I |
| Own fingers without end | J |
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| Tonight once more | K |
| I find a single prayer and it is not for men | L |
William Stanley Merwin
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