Come, O King Of The Lacedaimonians Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFGHIJKJCLBFMC FC| Kratisiklia didn't deign to allow | A |
| the people to see her weeping and grieving | B |
| she walked in dignity and in silence | C |
| Her calm face betrayed nothing | B |
| of her sorrow and her agony | D |
| But even so for a moment she couldn't hold back | E |
| before she went aboard the detestable ship for Alexandria | F |
| she took her son to Poseidon's temple | G |
| and once they were alone | H |
| she embraced him tenderly and kissed him | I |
| he was in great distress says Plutarch badly shaken | J |
| But her strong character struggled through | K |
| regaining her poise the magnificent woman | J |
| said to Kleomenis Come O King of the Lacedaimonians | C |
| when we go outside | L |
| let no one see us weeping | B |
| or behaving in any way unworthy of Sparta | F |
| At least this is still in our power | M |
| what lies ahead is in the hands of the gods | C |
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| And she boarded the ship going toward whatever lay in the | F |
| hands of the gods | C |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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