I have been at court:
Witness the purple flowers,
Witness the royal blue
That canopies my hours,
Witness the gold of light
Wind-hammered to a crown,
Witness the parliament of stars
Looking wisely down.
I have seen the king
And I have talked with him;
Yea, I have seen the king
And I have walked with him.
His steps are not unlike my own,
His voice is in my cry.
I sit with him upon his throne
And watch the world go by.
The king has knighted me
And lifted me to earl.
In the plumed hat I wear
A hundred daisies curl.
And whether knight or whether earl
My titles all are given
With full approval of the hills
And signature of heaven.
Come then to court with me;
I will present you all.
There is no fee, my friend, no fee
To any, great or small.
The king will grant what wish you crave;
And happy will he be
If you should ask a marigold
Or purple lilac tree.
