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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING AS MEMORY by HAYDEN CARRUTH CONTRA MORTEM: THE STONE by HAYDEN CARRUTH I KNOW, I REMEMBER, BUT HOW CAN I HELP YOU by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE SITTING by CECIL DAY LEWIS MY DEATH AS A GIRL I KNEW by JAMES GALVIN THE COLOR SERGEANT by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |