Strange Are The Decrees Of Fate Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC DE FG HI BH J| Strange are the decrees of fate | A |
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| Behold the large eyes of the deer | B |
| Yet he is forced to roam the forests | C |
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| The harsh crane has brilliant plumage | D |
| While the sweet voiced cuckoo is black | E |
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| The rivers flow in pure streams | F |
| But the sea makes them salt | G |
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| Fools sit on thrones as kings | H |
| While the wise beg their bread | I |
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| Mira's lord is the courtly Giridhara | B |
| The king persecutes the Bhaktas | H |
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| From 'The devotional poems of Mirabai' and translated by A J Alston | J |
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