Zion Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBADAAAD EFCFEGEEEG AHIHAJAAAJ| The Doorkeepers of Zion | A |
| They do not always stand | B |
| In helmet and whole armour | C |
| With halberds in their hand | B |
| But being sure of Zion | A |
| And all her mysteries | D |
| They rest awhile in Zion | A |
| Sit down and smile in Zion | A |
| Ay even jest in Zion | A |
| In Zion at their ease | D |
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| The Gatekeepers of Baal | E |
| They dare not sit or lean | F |
| But fume and fret and posture | C |
| And foam and curse between | F |
| For being bound to Baal | E |
| Whose sacrifice is vain | G |
| Their rest is scant with Baal | E |
| They glare and pant for Baal | E |
| They mouth and rant for Baal | E |
| For Baal in their pain | G |
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| But we will go to Zion | A |
| By choice and not through dread | H |
| With these our present comrades | I |
| And those our present dead | H |
| And being free of Zion | A |
| In both her fellowships | J |
| Sit down and sup in Zion | A |
| Stand up and drink in Zion | A |
| Whatever cup in Zion | A |
| Is offered to our lips | J |
Rudyard Kipling
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