The First Rain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGA HIJ KThe first rain reminds me | A |
Of the rising summer dust | B |
The rain doesn't remember the rain of yesteryear | C |
A year is a trained beast with no memories | D |
Soon you will again wear your harnesses | E |
Beautiful and embroidered to hold | F |
Sheer stockings you | G |
Mare and harnesser in one body | A |
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The white panic of soft flesh | H |
In the panic of a sudden vision | I |
Of ancient saints | J |
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Translated from the Hebrew by Barbara and Benjamin Harshav | K |
Yehuda Amichai
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