The may queen poem. The May Queen, by Aleister Crowley 2022-10-21
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“The May Queen”
He looked up and laughed at her. You are my Queen, and I will always be here for you, no matter what happens. You are the one that will be my Queen forever. There's many a black, black eye, they say, but none so bright as mine; There's Margaret and Mary, there's Kate and Caroline; But none so fair as little Alice in all the land, they say: So I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May. It seemed so hard at first, mother, to leave the blessèd sun, And now it seems as hard to stay; and yet, His will be done! I can no longer think straight because everything you do improves my life. A thousand times I blest him, as he knelt beside my bed. You are the one who makes me feel like a king.
It seemed so hard at first, mother, to leave the blessèd sun, And now it seems as hard to stay; and yet, His will be done! The miniature in the title page of Lord Tennyson was taken from the painting by Sir Hubert Herkomer, R. Every second of every day, my love for you grows. This manuscript will not be duplicated. I thought that it was fancy, and I listened in my bed; And then did something speak to me,—I know not what was said; For great delight and shuddering took hold of all my mind, And up the valley came again the music on the wind. There's many a bolder lad 'ill woo me any summer day, And I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May. The love found us and united me with the most awesome person in the world.
The May Queen and other poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson
They call me cruel-hearted, but I care not what they say, For I 'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I 'm to be Queen o' the May. If I had lived—I cannot tell—I might have been his wife; But all these things have ceased to be, with my desire of life. So you must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear, To-morrow 'ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; To-morrow 'ill be of all the year the maddest merriest day, For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May. They say he's dying all for love,--but that can never be; They say his heart is breaking, mother,--what is that to me? You are my angel, and you are my Queen. Your eyes are like diamonds, and your smile can light up the world.
She'll be a better child to you than ever I have been. Hey, my love, I want to tell you how much I love you. I want to kiss you without a word. Pa was at the table. From your first touch, I knew you were different from the rest. Life is better with you. I have been wild and wayward, but you 'll forgive me now; You 'll kiss me, my own mother, upon my cheek and brow; Nay, nay, you must not weep, nor let your grief be wild; You should not fret for me, mother—you have another child.
Your love for me is never for granted. You make me feel like a better person every day, and I want to thank you for being so amazing and wonderful. And once again it came, and close beside the window-bars; Then seemed to go right up to heaven and die among the stars. My Queen, you are my life, world, and everything. The joy in my heart knows no boundary.
To the river, the horrible powers Of the Beast that lurks down by the Water! How sadly, I remember, rose the morning of the year! Little Effie shall go with me to-morrow to the green, And you'll be there, too, mother, to see me made the Queen; For the shepherd lads on every side 'ill come from far away, And I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May. All the valley, mother, 'ill be fresh and green and still, And the cowslip and the crowfoot are over all the hill, And the rivulet in the flowery dale 'ill merrily glance and play, For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May. My Queen, I love you more than anything. I want to give you the best affection in the world. Good-night, sweet mother; call me before the day is born. Thanks for being my Queen. Rule my heart according to your wish.
I will always be here for you, no matter what happens. I will always be your loyal servant in all things. Maybe my world would have been in disarray. I If you do not call me loud when the day begins to break; But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and garlands gay, For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May. I want to be in your past, present, and future.
And once again it came, and close beside the window-bars, Then seem'd to go right up to So now I think my time is near. I have so much love for you, my Queen. I gave her a sceptre of may; I gave her a girdle of green; I drew her to music and day; I led her the beautiful way To the land where the Winds lie between. And there I move no longer now, and there his light may shine-- Wild flowers in the valley for other hands than mine. My Queen, I am only a man. There 's not a flower on all the hills,—the frost is on the pane; I only wish to live till the snowdrops come again. Good-night, good-night, when I have said good-night for evermore, And you see me carried out from the threshold of the door, Don't let Effie come to see me till my grave be growing green.
I will always be by your side because I know that we can make it through anything together. I choose to be your slave as long as you remain my Queen. A thousand times I blest him, as he knelt beside my bed. If I can, I 'll come again, mother, from out my resting-place; Though you 'll not see me, mother, I shall look upon your face; Though I cannot speak a word, I shall harken what you say, And be often, often with you when you think I 'm far away. And now it seems as hard to stay, and yet His will be done! You got into my heart and made it glow again.
