Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MUCH VIRTUE IN IF, by THOMAS STURGE MOORE Poet's Biography First Line: If I were king of this broad land Last Line: With you crowned at my side. Alternate Author Name(s): Moore, T. Sturge Subject(s): England; English | ||||||||
IF I were king of this broad land, And you were England's queen, All high-roads should be glades of lawn, All byways mossed and green; The seashore should be lengthened out With beach, and rock, and sand, Till the most rural hamlet lay Scarce seven mile inland. Yea, long sea arms should wind and thread Our midlands through and through, That foresters and shepherd lads Might watch the salt and blue. Then caravans and pedlars, Replacing shop and street, Should bring folk dainty things to wear And luscious things to eat. A few of the great changes these, On which we might decide, If I were in Westminster throned With you crowned at my side. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS IN ENGLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS STAYING UP FOR ENGLAND by LIAM RECTOR STONE AND FLOWER by KENNETH REXROTH THE HANGED MAN by KENNETH REXROTH ENGLISH TRAIN COMPARTMENT by JOHN UPDIKE BEAUTIFUL MEALS by THOMAS STURGE MOORE |
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