Poet Edgar Lee Masters

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Simon Surnamed Peter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFF GGHHIIJJKKCC LLMMNNOOPPQRRSS TTUUVVWXYYZZA2A2B2B2 C2C2D2D2E2E2UU F2G2BBH2H2I2J2K2K2FF L2L2M2M2N2N2

Time that has lifted you over them allA
O'er John and o'er PaulA
Writ you in capitals made you the chiefB
Word on the leafB
How did you Peter when ne'er on His breastC
You leaned and were blestC
And none except Judas and you broke the faithD
To the day of His deathE
You Peter the fisherman worthy of blameF
Arise to this fameF
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'Twas you in the garden who fell into sleepG
And the watch failed to keepG
When Jesus was praying and pressed with the weightH
Of the oncoming fateH
'Twas you in the court of the palace who warmedI
Your hands as you stormedI
At the damsel denying Him thrice when she criedJ
He walked at his sideJ
You Peter a wave a star among clouds a reed in the windK
A guide of the blindK
Both smiter and flyer but human alway I protestC
Beyond all the restC
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When at night by the boat on the sea He appearedL
Did you wait till he nearedL
You leaped in the water not dreading the worstM
In your joy to be firstM
To greet Him and tell Him of all that had passedN
Since you saw Him the lastN
You had slept while He watched but fierce were you fierce and awakeO
When they sought Him to takeO
And cursing no doubt as you smote off as one of the leastP
The ear of the priestP
Then Andrew and all of them fled but you followed HimQ
hoping for strengthR
To save him at lengthR
Till you lied to the damsel oh penitent Peter and creptS
Into hiding and weptS
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Oh well But he asked all the twelve Who am IT
And who made replyT
As you leaped in the sea so you spoke as you smote with the swordU
Thou art Christ even LordU
John leaned on His breast but he asked you your strength to foreseeV
Nay lovest thou meV
Thrice over as thrice you denied Him and chose you to leadW
His sheep and to feedX
And gave you He said the keys of the den and the foldY
To have and to holdY
You were a poor jailer oh Peter the dreamer who sawZ
The death of the lawZ
In the dream of the vessel that held all the four footed beastsA2
Unclean for the priestsA2
And heard in the vision a trumpet that all men are worthB2
The peace of the earthB2
And rapture of heaven hereafter oh Peter what powerC2
Was yours in that hourC2
You warder and jailer and sealer of fates and decreesD2
To use the big keysD2
With which to reveal and fling wide all the soul and the schemeE2
Of the Galilee dreamE2
When you flashed in a trice as later you smote with the swordU
Thou art Christ even LordU
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We men Simon Peter we men also give you the crownF2
O'er Paul and o'er JohnG2
We write you in capitals make you the chiefB
Word on the leafB
We know you as one of our flesh and 'tis wellH2
You are warder of hellH2
And heaven's gatekeeper forever to bind and to looseI2
Keep the keys if you chooseJ2
Not rock of you fire of you make you sublimeK2
In the annals of timeK2
You were called by Him Peter a rock but we give you the nameF
Of Peter the FlameF
For you struck a spark as the spark from the shockL2
Of steel upon rockL2
The rock has his use but the flame gives the lightM2
In the way in the nightM2
Oh Peter the dreamer impetuous human divineN2
Gnarled branch of the vineN2

Edgar Lee Masters



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