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Open Poetry #47

This is the Key of Heaven

AlCowie
Member

since 2011-05-13

Posts 92
London, UK

0 posted 2011-06-02 06:16 AM

This is the Key of Heaven

This is the Key of Heaven:
In my Heaven there’s a dormitory;
In that dormitory there’s a gown;
Below that gown there is a bed;
On that bed there spreads a sheet;
On that sheet there spills a stain;
On that stain there sits a card;
On that card there is a mouse;
By that mouse there is a broom;
That brooms background's coloured red;
And that red's the colour of passion –
Passion for a night of pleasure:
        Of Pleasure, of pleasure;
        Passionate, sweet pleasure.

Pleasure out of passion;
Passion that is red;
Red swept by broom;
Broom held by the mouse;
Mouse on the merry card;
Card on the grimy stain;
Stain on the soiled sheet;
Sheet on the knackered cot;
Cot below the strewn robe;
Robe in the room;
Room in Heaven –
This is the Key of Heaven.
        Of Heaven this is the Key.

[This message has been edited by AlCowie (06-02-2011 08:52 AM).]

AlCowie
Member

since 2011-05-13

Posts 92
London, UK

1 posted 2011-06-02 06:19 AM

This is based on (and I have tried to remain true to, including rhyming with as much as possible, hence why some slightly random meanderings) the famous poem:

This is the Key of the Kingdom

This is the Key of the Kingdom
In that Kingdom is a city;
In that city is a town;
In that town there is a street;
In that street there winds a lane;
In that lane there is a yard;
In that yard there is a house;
In that house there waits a room;
In that room an empty bed;
And on that bed a basket –
A basket of sweet flowers
        Of flowers, of flowers;
        A basket of sweet flowers.

Flowers in a Basket;
Basket on the bed;
Bed in the chamber;
Chamber in the house;
House in the weedy yard;
Yard in the winding lane;
Lane in the broad street;
Street in the high town;
Town in the city;
City in the Kingdom –
This is the Key to the Kingdom.
        Of the Kingdom this is the Key.

Duck1946
Member

since 2011-05-16

Posts 84
Nebraska

2 posted 2011-06-02 02:05 PM

I like this one alot.
It's fun to say out loud.
Let's have some more like this!

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