Jump to content

Page:The man against the sky; a book of poems.djvu/54

From Wikisource
This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.

OLD KING COLE

In Tilbury Town did Old King Cole
A wise old age anticipate,
Desiring, with his pipe and bowl,
No Khan's extravagant estate.
No crown annoyed his honest head,
No fiddlers three were called or needed;
For two disastrous heirs instead
Made music more than ever three did.

[36]