In A City Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDADDAEFGE| In an eastern city where I won t return | A |
| there is a winged stone light and huge | B |
| lightning strikes this winged stone | C |
| I close my eyes to remember | D |
| in my city where I won t return | A |
| there is heavy and nourishing water | D |
| the one who gives you a cup of this water | D |
| gives you the faith you will still return | A |
| in my faraway city that has gone | E |
| from all maps of the world there is bread that can nourish | F |
| throughout life black as the faith you will see again | G |
| stone bread water and the presence of towers at dawn | E |
Zbigniew Herbert
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