Pictures in Rhyme/A Queen

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2717015Pictures in Rhyme1891Arthur Clark Kennedy

A QUEEN

A Queen—he loved her;
His queen—he moved her—
For she was human.


Ermine robes, jewelled crown,
Thrust aside, thrown down,
Left but a woman.


And did they blame her?
Or could it shame her?
No! love became her.