Since I became a caliph I have known No councillors so prudent as the trees. When I walk forth I never go alone, And they are with me when I take my ease. We spend the night in revelry and song; By day we wag our beards and sit sedate. If rash intruder question us too long, We yawn, and plead the heaviness of state. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO WHISTLER, AMERICAN; ON LOAN EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS AT TATE GALLERY by EZRA POUND THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 7. OF PLEASURE AND PAIN by THOMAS CAMPION BLACK ROSES by WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN JR. I WOULD BE THE SUN by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS COMPANION OF QUIET by JOSEPH AUSLANDER THE CASTLE RUINS by WILLIAM BARNES |