Grey Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEF GH DIJ| Looking at an opal a half grey opal | A |
| I remembered two beautiful grey eyes | B |
| I had seen it must have been twenty years before | C |
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| For a month we loved each other | D |
| Then he went away I think to Smyrna | E |
| To work there we never saw each other again | F |
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| The grey eyes if he lives have lost their beauty | G |
| The beautiful face will have been spoiled | H |
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| O Memory preserve them as they were | D |
| And Memory all you can of this love of mine | I |
| Whatever you can bring back to me tonight | J |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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