Queen Summer; Or, The Tourney of the Lily and the Rose by Walter Crane

Author:Walter Crane [Crane, Walter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: English poetry -- 19th century, Flowers -- Juvenile poetry, Chivalry -- Juvenile poetry, Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile poetry, Queens -- Juvenile poetry, Tournaments, Medieval -- Juvenile poetry
Publisher: Andhof
Published: 2008-01-27T23:00:00+00:00

Like a cloud of morn they bore,

Or rosy wave on grassy shore,

That, breaking, dashed the silver spray

Thay met—the Lily-lances play;

In crested legends on that came

Against them—snow & burning flame

Mixing with the crimson flood

Of roses & their fragrant blood,

Whereof the grass undue was rife,

As surged & rolled the floral strife,

With checquered fortune o’er the green,

Until at last up-rose the Queen:

And caused the zephyr horns to blow

A truce, the victor’s crown to show.

But like a garland on the ground

Of roses & of lilies found,

So linked & locked in strife they lay

Each silver stem & clinging spray,

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