Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS, by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY Poet's Biography First Line: My charlotte is a peerless gem Last Line: Than others' smiles, I ween! Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Praise; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens | ||||||||
MY Charlotte is a peerless gem, Fit for a monarch's bride; She'd better grace his diadem, Than all the world beside. The gift of Beauty, gift of God, From Heaven to Earth sent down, To cheer their hearts who, tired, plod This life's dull, weary round, That gift is hers; and far she shines Above all other belles, Innocence, Truth, in plainest lines, Cast o'er her face their spells. Her smiles like Angels' visits are, They're few and far between; But, then, they 're lovelier by far, Than others' smiles, I ween! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN IN PHARAOH'S TOMB by HAYDEN CARRUTH FOR THE INVESTITURE by CECIL DAY LEWIS ELEGY ASKING THAT IT BE THE LAST; FOR INGRID ERHARDT, 1951-1971 by NORMAN DUBIE L,ENVOI: IN OUR TIME by ERNEST HEMINGWAY VASHTI by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON LINES ON CARMEN SYLVA by EMMA LAZARUS TO CARMEN SYLVA (QUEEN OF ROUMANIA) by EMMA LAZARUS ABSENCE by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY AN HOUR WITH FANCY by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY ASPIRATIONS TO THE INFINITE; ADDRESSED TO A FRIEND by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY |
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