Indiscretion Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD DDEE FFGG| RED tulip buds last night caressed | A |
| The sacred ivory of her breast | A |
| She met me eager to divine | B |
| What gold heart bud of hope was mine | B |
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| Nor eyes nor lips were strong to part | C |
| The close curled petals round my heart | C |
| The joy I knew no monarch knows | D |
| Yet not a petal would unclose | D |
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| But ah the tulip buds unwise | D |
| Warmed with the sunshine of her eyes | D |
| And by her soft breath glorified | E |
| Went mad with love and opened wide | E |
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| She saw their hearts all golden gay | F |
| Laughed frowned and flung the flowers away | F |
| Poor flowers in Heaven as you were | G |
| Why did you show your hearts to her | G |
Edith Nesbit
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