Poet Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire

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The Splendid Ship Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EFGH AABB IIJJ KLMN CCDD IOPP OOQQ EFGH

O soft enchantress let me tell the truthA
Of all the beauties decking out your youthA
I'll paint the charms for you to seeB
Of childhood married with maturityB
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When you step out your broad skirt sweeps the breezeC
As if you were a ship on easy seasC
Under full sail that rolls alongD
In rhythm with a slow and languid songD
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On your plump shoulders and your rounded neckE
Your head parades itself with rare effectF
In a composed triumphant styleG
You go your stately way majestic childH
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O soft enchantress let me tell the truthA
Of all the beauties decking out your youthA
I'll paint the charms for you to seeB
Of childhood married with maturityB
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Your jutting bosom stretching out the moireI
Triumphant bosom is a fine armoireI
Whose bright and swelling panels mightJ
Like shields reflect the flashing of the lightJ
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Enticing shields equipped with rosy tipsK
Armoire of treasures full of secret giftsL
Of perfumes of liqueurs of winesM
Making delirious men's hearts and mindsN
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When you step out your broad skirt sweeps the breezeC
As if you were a ship on easy seasC
Under full sail that rolls alongD
In rhythm with a slow and languid songD
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Your noble legs the flounces they inspireI
Torment and agitate obscure desiresO
They're like two witches who stir upP
A black concoction in a lavish cupP
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Your arms that rival infant Hercules'O
Are like two glimmering boas which with easeO
Can crush their prey against your chestQ
As if you'd print your lover on your breastQ
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On your plump shoulders and your rounded neckE
Your head parades itself with rare effectF
In a composed triumphant styleG
You go your stately way majestic childH

Charles Baudelaire



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