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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MONARCH, by BURGES JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: I am lord of the land and the sea
Last Line: Weird creatures of cotton and bran.
Subject(s): Children; Play; Childhood
First Line: I am lord of the land and the sea
Last Line: Weird creatures of cotton and bran.
Subject(s): Children; Play; Childhood
I am lord of the land and the sea,
I am king of the jungle and cave;
Wild animals cringe at my knee,
And fish at my word swim the wave.
I fearlessly crawl' neath the bed,
Where teddy-bears lurk in the dark;
Or I hunt the dim closet instead,
Where roam all the beasts of the ark.
I am lord of the sea and the shore,
On carnage I gaze unafraid;
I shrink not at squeak or at roar,—
I know how such noises are made.
I stride through my nursery domain,
And the bathtubby ocean I scan;
While faithfully march in my train
Weird creatures of cotton and bran.
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