PRINCE CHARMING, when the wizard's wand Had wrecked for aye my fairyland; Had razed my castles to the earth, And killed my child heart with his mirth; Then weeds grew rank where flowers had been, And slow snakes flashed their length between. Prince Charming, when the darkness came, With many tears I called your name, And "Give me back my fairyland!" You took me by the willing hand Ere day had lit the dawn's pale flame; You left me when the darkness came. Prince Charming, spite of wizard's wand, You said you'd find my fairyland. I open eyes too sad for tears— Nought but an open grave appears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VANTAGE POINT by ROBERT FROST AN INSINCERE WISH ADDRESSED TO A BEGGAR by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE THE WHITE KNIGHT'S SONG by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 87. AL-GHANI by EDWIN ARNOLD LINES TO A TEAPOT by JOANNA BAILLIE |