The Stirrup Cup Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DEDE FGFG GGCC| My short and happy day is done | A |
| The long and dreary night comes on | B |
| And at my door the Pale Horse stands | C |
| To carry me to unknown lands | C |
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| His whinny shrill his pawing hoof | D |
| Sound dreadful as a gathering storm | E |
| And I must leave this sheltering roof | D |
| And joys of life so soft and warm | E |
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| Tender and warm the joys of life | F |
| Good friends the faithful and the true | G |
| My rosy children and my wife | F |
| So sweet to kiss so fair to view | G |
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| So sweet to kiss so fair to view | G |
| The night comes down the lights burn blue | G |
| And at my door the Pale Horse stands | C |
| To bear me forth to unknown lands | C |
John Hay
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