Lady Jane Poem by David Lewis Paget

Lady Jane



‘Why do you stand by the window, weeping,
Why do you pull at your hair?
All I can see is the old pepper tree,
And the guards in the courtyard out there.
Is something you see that lies hidden to me
As the wind tosses leaves in the air?
Why do you stand by the window, weeping
Why are you lost in despair? '

‘I can see shadows from yesterday, creeping,
Shadows foretelling our doom,
Lock all the windows and put up the shutters
To keep them away from our room.
The soldiers rode by with a penitent priest
In a halter, they rode in the gloom,
The priest is now hanging, his life is deceased
And I fear they'll be coming here soon.'

‘But what would the soldiers be coming here, seeking,
You have no secrets to hide,
Your father said you were an innocent maiden,
That's why I made you my bride.'
‘The court was a stew of conspiracy, plots
And the Duke of Northumberland lied,
Lock all the windows and put up the shutters
And let me lie down by your side.'

‘What is this terror that you have been weeping,
Edward named you in his will,
Surely they can't take the throne from your keeping,
Fate could not treat you so ill.'
‘I feared the moment that I took the crown
That the nobles would do what they do,
And now for your wife you will give up your life,
The soldiers are coming for you! '

27 February 2013

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Nottingham, England/live in Australia
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