Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ELDER WOMAN'S SONG: 3, FR. KING LEAR'S WIFE, by GORDON BOTTOMLEY Poet's Biography First Line: The queen has gone to bed Last Line: And nobody knows why. Subject(s): Insomnia; Sleeplessness | ||||||||
THE Queen has gone to bed In the middle of the day; But what about her bedfellow? No one dares to say. She cannot sleep at night: She does not care to try; The darkness makes her restless, And nobody knows why. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GROOM FALCONER; CIRCA 1903 by NORMAN DUBIE THE DEATH OF THE RACE CAR DRIVER by NORMAN DUBIE JOURNEY TOWARD EVENING by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY THE STARS THEIR PERFECTION by DONALD REVELL |
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