Flos Lunae Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABA ACACA ADADA AEAEAI would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
Nor trouble the calm fount of speech | B |
With aught of passion or surprise | A |
The heart of thee I cannot reach | B |
I would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
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I would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
Nor have thee smile nor make thee weep | C |
Though all my life droops down and dies | A |
Desiring thee desiring sleep | C |
I would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
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I would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
I would not change thee if I might | D |
To whom my prayers for incense rise | A |
Daughter of dreams my moon of night | D |
I would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
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I would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
With trouble of the human heart | E |
Within their glance my spirit lies | A |
A frozen thing alone apart | E |
I would not alter thy cold eyes | A |
Ernest Dowson
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