There Are Not Many Kingdoms Left Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB ACD EF GF GGH IJK| I write the lips of the moon upon her shoulders In a | A |
| temple of silvery farawayness I guard her to rest | B |
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| For her bed I write a stillness over all the swans of the | A |
| world With the morning breath of the snow leopard I | C |
| cover her against any hurt | D |
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| Using the pen of rivers and mountaintops I store her | E |
| pillow with singing | F |
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| Upon her hair I write the looking of the heavens at | G |
| early morning | F |
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| Away from this kingdom from this last undefiled | G |
| place I would keep our governments our civilization and | G |
| all other spirit forsaken and corrupt institutions | H |
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| O cold beautiful blossoms of the moon moving upon | I |
| her shoulders the lips of the moon moving there | J |
| where the touch of any other lips would be a profanation | K |
Kenneth Patchen
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