Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PLAYBOX; TO THE TRINKET, by NATHALIA CRANE


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THE PLAYBOX; TO THE TRINKET, by                    
First Line: The toys of a tutankhamen
Last Line: For luxor had nothing like these.
Subject(s): Dollhouses; Toys


The toys of a Tutankhamen
Are under the king's high chair;
The queen hath her doll-house in order
With all of the miniatures there.

But sometimes they sigh for the splendors --
The strays of the playbox hoard,
The light of a Nightingale lantern,
The glimmer of Arthur's sword,

The bugle of Balaklava,
The pipes in the Havelock van,
The faith of a gearless Godiva,
The ending to Kubla Khan.

Tho' lost in the dominant seventh
The hunters are down on their knees;
They are after the strays of the playbox,
For Luxor had nothing like these.





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