Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KING ROBERT, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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KING ROBERT, by                    
First Line: There's a king in our house, and we bow to his crown
Last Line: And added a world to our family domain.
Subject(s): Babies; Courts & Courtiers; Infants


There's a king in our house, and we bow to his crown
Despite every boast of Democracy, free,
No ermine he wears, nor purple his gown,
Yet still he is king over mother and me.

His place is secure, though dynasties fall,
And yet like a tyrant he reigns from his throne,
An absolute monarch, we dance at his call,
Nor dare to refuse, or his service postpone.

We call him King Robert (though his name's Robert James),
But little he cares for his titles of state,
He accepts them as due, and his manner proclaims
That they are his right, and admit no debate.

Of course you have guessed who King Robert must be,
And why we are proud to serve in his train,
He's the baby that came to mother and me
And added a world to our family domain.





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