A Carol Poem by Rudyard Kipling

A Carol

Rating: 2.8


Our Lord Who did the Ox command
To kneel to Judah's King,
He binds His frost upon the land
To ripen it for Spring --
To ripen it for Spring, good sirs,
According to His Word.
Which well must be as ye can see --
And who shall judge the Lord?

When we poor fenmen skate the ice
Or shiver on the wold,
We hear the cry of a single tree
That breaks her heart in the cold --
That breaks her heart in the cold, good sirs,
And rendeth by the board.
Which well must be as ye can see --
And who shall judge the Lord?

Her wood is crazed and little worth
Excepting as to burn,
That we may warm and make our mirth
Until the Spring return --
Until the Spring return, good sirs,
When Christians walk abroad;
When well must be as ye can see --
And who shall judge the Lord?

God bless the master of this house,
And all who sleep therein!
And guard the fens from pirate folk,
And keep us all from sin,
To walk in honesty, good sirs,
Of thought and deed ad word!
Which shall befriend our latter end....
And who shall judge the Lord?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chinedu Dike 04 March 2022

Lovely indeed. A beautiful creation.

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Pagal 02 July 2018

Pagal hair poem

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Pritika 02 July 2018

Very nice poem For children I love this poem

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Brian Jani 28 April 2014

You surely know how to wrote, I like each and every poem of yours

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