The Geraldine's Cloak Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF AFAG| I will not heed the message which you bring | A |
| That lovely lady gave her cloak to us | B |
| And who'd believe she'd give away a thing | A |
| And ask it back again 'tis fabulous | B |
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| My parting from her gave me cause to grieve | C |
| For she that I was poor had misty eyes | D |
| If some Archangel blew it I'd believe | C |
| The message which you bring not otherwise | D |
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| I do not say this just to make a joke | E |
| Nor would I rob her but 'tis verity | F |
| So long as I could swagger in a cloak | E |
| I never cared how bad my luck could be | F |
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| That lady all perfection knows the sting | A |
| Of poverty was thrust deep into me | F |
| I don't believe she'd do this kind of thing | A |
| Or treat a poet less than daintily | G |
James Stephens
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