THERE was never a Queen like Balkis, From here to the wide world's end; But Balkis talked to a butterfly As you would talk to a friend. There was never a King like Solomon, Not since the world began; But Solomon talked to a butterfly As a man would talk to a man. @3She@1 was Queen of Sabaea— And @3he@1 was Asia's Lord— But they both of 'em talked to butterflies When they took their walks abroad. RUDYARD KIPLING. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 9. TO CURIO by MARK AKENSIDE OUR DAILY BREAD by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK A COLD TEMPERAMENT by WILLIAM ROSE BENET SUNRISE OVER THE SIERRAS by HENRY MEADE BLAND THE CHIVALRY OF THE SEA by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES TANAGER by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN SARCOPSYLLA PENETRANS by ALTA WRENWICK BROWN |