Walter Crane Queen Poems
- 1. Sing A Song Of Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty black-birds,
... - 2. Lavender's Blue
1.
Lavender's blue, diddle, diddle!
Lavender's green;
When I am king, diddle, diddle!
... - 3. Coltsfoot And Larkspur Speedwell
In the race of the flowers that's run due,
As the HARTSTONGUE pants at the well
... - 4. Ye Song Of Sixpence
1.
Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket fall of rye;
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie;
When the pie was open the birds began to sing,
... - 5. An Alphabet Of Old Friends
A
A carrion crow sat on an oak,
Watching a tailor shape his cloak.
... - 6. King Arthur
1.
When good King Arthur ruled this land,
He was a goodly king--
He stole three pecks of barley-meal,
... - 7. The Absurd Abc
A for the APPLE
or Alphabet pie,
Which all get a slice of.
Come taste it & try.
... - 8. Puss At Court
"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?"
"I've been to London to look at the Queen."
"Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there?"
"I caught a little mouse under the chair."
... - 9. Queen Summer Or, The Tourney Of The Lily And The Rose
When Summer on the earth was queen
She held her court in gardens green
Fair hung with tapestry of leaves,
Where threads of gold the sun enweaves
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