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TOURNIQUET by HALA JEAN HAMMOND

First Line: HE DANCED FOR THE KING; FOR HIS COURTIERS; THE CLOWN
Last Line: OVER HIS HEART ... TO STIFLE ITS CRY.
Subject(s): COURTS & COURTIERS; CROWNS; ROYAL COURT LIFE; ROYALTY; KINGS; QUEENS;

He danced for the King; for his courtiers; the clown,
And with pretty gestures the motley of him
Is bespangled. They weave him a crown
Jeweled with plaudits. Knotted ribands they pin
Over his heart ... to stifle its cry.



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