Once there was a story The story wasn't feeling happy The story started out by singing About a Jewish king Once there was a king The king had a queen The queen had a vineyard Lullaby the vineyard The vineyard had a tree The tree had a branch The branch had a nest Lullaby the nest The nest had a bird The bird had a wing The wing had a feather Lullaby the feather The king had to die The queen had to fade away The tree had a breakdown The bird vanished from the nest Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...REVELATION AT CAP FERRAT by CLARENCE MAJOR THE WAR THAT ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK by JAMES GALVIN FLUTE-PRIEST SONG FOR RAIN; CEREMONIAL AT THE SUN SPRING by AMY LOWELL THE FRUIT GARDEN PATH by AMY LOWELL HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 9 by EZRA POUND DEMOS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON HER EYES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON PLACES: 4. EVENING (NAHANT) by SARA TEASDALE ISADORA DUNCAN DANCING 'IPHIGENIA IN AULIS' by LOUIS UNTERMEYER |