THE SONG OF THE MAD PRINCE

 

Who said, 'Peacock Pie?'
     The old King to the sparrow:
Who said, 'Crops are ripe?'
     Rust to the harrow:
Who said, 'Where sleeps she now?'
     Where rests she now her head,
Bathed in eve's loveliness'? ---
     That's what I said.

Who said, 'Ay, mum's the word'?
     Sexton to willow:
Who said, 'Green duck for dreams,
     Moss for a pillow'?

Who said, 'All Time's delight
     Hath she for narrow bed;
Life's troubled bubble broken'? ---
     That's what I said.