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...BONNYBELL: THE BUTTERFLY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPRING STORM by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE RAT by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES CEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMAS (1) by ROBERT HERRICK RICH AND POOR; OR, SAINT AND SINNER by THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK YOUTH, DAY, OLD AGE AND NIGHT by WALT WHITMAN AT ELLIS ISLAND by MARGARET LIVINGSTON CHANLER ALDRICH |