DO you remember, centuries gone by, When you were king, and I, your subject, came To kiss your hand, and swell the loud acclaim Wherewith the people greeted you, and cry -- "Long life, and love, and glory, O most high And puissant lord"? The city was aflame With torches; banners streamed; and knight and dame Knelt at your feet -- you smiled your proud reply. I think you do remember; for I caught That same elusive smile upon your lips, When ended was the centuries' eclipse, And I, my sovereign found, my homage brought: "Long life, and love, and glory, now as then!" And you? -- your smile is my reward again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MOTHERHOOD by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY THE NEED OF BEING VERSED IN COUNTRY THINGS by ROBERT FROST THE CROPPY BOY: (A BALLAD OF '98) by WILLIAM B. MCBURNEY THE PAST IS THE PRESENT by MARIANNE MOORE SONNET: 71 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE CHARACTERS: JOHN AIKEN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |