Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROYALTY, by ARTHUR RIMBAUD Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: One fine morning, in a land full of mild-mannered folk Last Line: Were truly kings. | ||||||||
One fine morning, in a land full of mild-mannered folk, a man and woman, majestic in their bearing, stood on the public square. The man said, "Friends, I want her to be queen!" And the woman said, "I want to be queen!" She laughed and trembled. And the man told his friends of a revelation, of a test completed. Then they swooned into each other's arms, enraptured. And for one whole morning, as the draperies hung rubycolored from the houses, and for one whole afternoon, as they walked toward the garden of palms, they were truly kings. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SEASON IN HELL: ILL WILL; MAUVAIS SANG by ARTHUR RIMBAUD A SEASON IN HELL: MORNING by ARTHUR RIMBAUD A SEASON IN HELL: THE ALCHEMY OF WORDS by ARTHUR RIMBAUD |
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