Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TOURNIQUET, by HALA JEAN HAMMOND


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TOURNIQUET, by                    
First Line: He danced for the king; for his courtiers; the clown
Last Line: Over his heart ... To stifle its cry.
Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Crowns; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens


He danced for the King; for his courtiers; the clown,
And with pretty gestures the motley of him
Is bespangled. They weave him a crown
Jeweled with plaudits. Knotted ribands they pin
Over his heart ... to stifle its cry.





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