The Two Good Sisters Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE BFF GHH| Debauch and Death are a fine healthy pair | A |
| Of girls whose love is prodigal and free | B |
| Their virgin wombs beneath the rags they wear | A |
| Are barren though they labour constantly | B |
| - | |
| To the arch poet foe of families | C |
| Hell's favourite a cut rate whore at court | D |
| Brothels and tombs show in dark galleries | C |
| A bed never frequented by remorse | E |
| - | |
| And coffin alcove rich in blasphemy | B |
| As two good sisters would offer as treats | F |
| Terrible pleasures horrifying sweets | F |
| - | |
| Debauch when will your clutches bury me a rival | G |
| Death will you be coming now | H |
| To graft black cypress to her myrtle bough | H |
Charles Baudelaire
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Two Good Sisters
The Two Good Sisters is a poem by Charles Baudelaire. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Two Good Sisters poem by Charles Baudelaire
Best Poems of Charles Baudelaire