Psalm Concerning The Castle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBEFGHIJIKLDMKNOP QJKRBBK| Let me be at the place of the castle | A |
| Let the castle be within me | B |
| Let it rise foursquare from the moat's ring | C |
| Let the moat's waters reflect green plumage of ducks let | D |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp the shells of swimming turtles break the surface or be | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp seen through the rippling depths | E |
| Let horsemen be stationed at the rim of it and a dog | F |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp always alert on the brink of sleep | G |
| Let the space under the first storey be dark let the water | H |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp lap the stone posts and vivid green slime glimmer upon | I |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp them let a boat be kept there | J |
| Let the caryatids of the second storey be bears upheld on | I |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp beams that are dragons | K |
| On the parapet of the central room let there be four | L |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp archers looking off to the four horizons Within let | D |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp the prince be at home let him sit in deep thought at | M |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp peace all the windows open to the loggias | K |
| Let the young queen sit above in the cool air her child in | N |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp her arms let her look with joy at the great circle the | O |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp pilgrim shadows the work of the sun and the play of | P |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp the wind Let her walk to and fro Let the columns uphold | Q |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp the roof let the storeys uphold the columns let there | J |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp be dark space below the lowest floor let the castle rise | K |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp foursquare out of the moat let the moat be a ring and | R |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp the water deep let the guardians guard it let there be | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp wide lands around it let that country where it stands be | B |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp within me let me be where it is | K |
Denise Levertov
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