If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDE ACFGH AIJKLCC ABMNOPQR

If I forget thee JerusalemA
Then let my right be forgottenB
Let my right be forgotten and my left rememberC
Let my left remember and your right closeD
And your mouth open near the gateE
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I shall remember JerusalemA
And forget the forest my love will rememberC
Will open her hair will close my windowF
will forget my rightG
Will forget my leftH
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If the west wind does not comeA
I'll never forgive the wallsI
Or the sea or myselfJ
Should my right forgetK
My left shall forgiveL
I shall forget all waterC
I shall forget my motherC
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If I forget thee JerusalemA
Let my blood be forgottenB
I shall touch your foreheadM
Forget my ownN
My voice changeO
For the second and last timeP
To the most terrible of voicesQ
Or silenceR

Yehuda Amichai



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