Charles William Kees - Poet

Charles William Kees - Poetry Sample
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The Willow Knows

Kings and sages
In dungeon cages
My queen cries
The phantom rages
And war is begun
All in the pages of chapter one

Warriors ride
Hearts are tried
Wind blows
The jesters hide

Lords ponder
Creatures wander
Clouds roll
With skies of thunder

Cries of rain
The beggar is sane
The willow knows
And weeps in pain

Knights have bled
The moat ran red
And battle is done
As ravens pick the dead

Counsel spake
Peasants take
Lightning strikes
The willows break

Dragons are slain
All is vain
Love is lost
Visions are gained

Crystal ball
Tells the tale tall
Scroll is read
From the castle wall

Wizards confide
The queen’s maidens lied
And the willow knows
How love died