Vanity Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE ABCB GHEH

A wan sky greener than the lawnA
A wan lawn paler than the skyB
She gave a flower into my handC
And all the hours of eve went byB
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Who knows what round the corner waitsD
To smite If shipwreck snare or slurE
Shall leave me with a head to liftF
Worthy of him that spoke with herE
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A wan sky greener than the lawnA
A wan lawn paler than the skyB
She gave a flower into my handC
And all the days of life went byB
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Live ill or well this thing is mineG
From all I guard it ill or wellH
One tawdry tattered faded flowerE
To show the jealous kings in hellH

Gilbert Keith Chesterton



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